Peggy Seeger's MT piece was posted by Folkie Dave earlier in the other thread about the MacColl bio, but it hasn't stopped those who never went near B&B/Singers from posting total crap about what the policies were and how that were determined.

In this, Peggy describes how she laughed uncontrollably at a Cockney's efforts at an American song - because she couldn't help it, it was so funny. That's not the same as 'derision'.

Ewan asked me and Anne Briggs at the same time if we'd like to come along to the Critics. Anne refused point blank, declaring the very idea 'preposterous' and it certainly could be argued that she didn't actually need further guidance. I went for a few weeks on the basis that I needed all the help I could get. Ewan never told me what I could or couldn't sing. He just encouraged me to do what I did a bit better.