The folk police are more upfront and loudly announce their presence in the intervals at concerts, folk festivals, folk clubs... they have certain catch phrases like, I PREFER CARTHY'S VERSION EVERY TIME....! and I'M SORRY!(they're always sorry) ITS NOT WHAT I CALL FOLK MUSIC! and the dead giveaway, I HAVEN'T PRACTISED THIS ONE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS (just to let you know that if they REALLY tried they would be much better than anyone else on the planet).

Well I never, I don't think I have ever heard anything like that.

But then I don't go to those "I only do it for the love of the music and this is real folk music not like what them people who get paid for it do and here is a song I wrote about how my love let me down when I was six" folk clubs that you seem to enjoy.

Should any of the folk establishment - who as far as I can see only exist in your over-fertile imagination - appear, do let me know!
And do getout more!!