To be honest Amos. I am so jealous of you, with guys like Jed Marum....just telling the stories and singing the songs in a simple, skillfull way.

Instead over in England, we have this ersatz 'tradiotional' style cooked up by a few intellectuals and supposedly in the manner of the ancients.

In fact, all it ever achieves is sending the vast majority of English people away thinking they don't like folk music.

Also it provides a haven for folk who don't want to be confused with Bay City Rollers fans.