'm still looking for the successors to the mantle of the Young Tradition, or the Watersons as harmony singers, or Lal or Norma Waterson as solo singers.

Successor to Lal? That'll be the day!!

I think you are asking too much here Richard. :-)

What I think has happened is that the young have turned to instruments a lot more and damn good they are too.

As far as singers are concerned then there is Tim vE and Jim C. Julie Fowlis certainly has a wonderful voice - hard to hold audiences singing a foreign language and she does it brilliantly.

Jon Boden is not that old - and he has a great voice.

But not a great lot of young singers I give you.

Bella Hardy?