I think TV and video are a very good media for folksongs. Some artists use the intimacy that the camera provides very well - and they are spared the need to 'project', which doesn't suit everybody.

Robin Hall and Jimmy MacGregor did a great deal of traditional material in their Tonight slot - and they did it very creditably as a cursory listen to their albums will tell you. Also Robin was a prominent member of the Committe of 100 - and their work was politically aware.

Santa - these guys aren't buying it. As far as they're concerned they've done nothing wrong.

As far as I can see, they have disenfranchised an entire nation that was once enthralled by the idea of folksong. However I'm fed up with putting this point of view, and gathering insults and abuse for simply stating the ideas that motivate me and my understanding of folksong.

They're entitled to their views, we're entitled to ours. Its a sad state of affairs, but there it is.