Well, since they have got John Leonard to reply it certainly seems they are.

I made the point that the folk world does treat the awards as valuable (to stop him saying it really!!), we just want them to be more transparent.

I also pointed out that last year's prize (Bitter Withy by John Tams) was the only traditional track on a record of contemporary songs. What a coincidence everyone picked it.

I suspect they will be more transparent next year - or perhaps not be so obvious.