OT but re "good enough for folk".

Personally I'm glad that folk music is capable of allowing participation at all levels of ability and can be friendly and encouraging for beginners. This to me is a special feature of folk music.

What I don't get on with are interpretations that work along the lines of:

"folk is not worth the effort of trying your best at"

or

"as it's folk, there should be no "entry level" requirement for participation/performance at any event".