Moley said it was teh musicians and audiences that mattered. They are merely vehicles. What matters is the artform itself - the English Folk Dance and Song.

Without the musicians - and the dancers, the artform would not exist, so they are more than vehicles they are what keeps the artform alive.

The funding is not the purpose, it is merely a means to an end. The means must not become the end.

Agreed with this one.

What a lot of griping about someone who has not yet taken up her post!! Surely to goodness you can give her the benefit of the doubt.

She seems to have the right sort of qualifications for the job and the kind of track record needed - and as for her background in dance, it seems that most of you have forgotten that this is the English Folk Song and Dance Society that is being discussed, so her background in dance seems highly relevant to me.

But then I am just a mere amateur who simply enjoys singing and playing folk music for a hobby and occasionally stands up and clumps around at a Ceilidh.