"This isn't clubbism or social exclusion. Slumcult does society no favours."


I have to agree. I think that the folk scene is welcoming - I've never found it otherwise - but what's wrong with hoping that people are going to want to acquire a little knowledge along the way? Since when did learning become about snobbery?

I hate that whole prolier-than-thou ethos which suggests that accessibility is the be-all and end-all. Well, some things are meant to be a bit harder, and will take time and effort to understand.

Usally, they're the things most worth having.