It wasn't the usual muso vibe though; in that respect I'd have to say the people we saw certainly had their shit together. This was something more akin to maybe Pop Idol - or rather Classical Idol (which has me yearning for the more decorously gauche Young Musician of the Year...)

Celebrity depresses me on any level, aspirant or otherwise; I like my folk like my football: a grey game played on grey days watched by grey people.