I hate them in rock music too. Except for necrophiliac rock and roll. Floyd Cramer is OK but he is nearly country which rules him out on other grounds...

Not even all that keen on them in jazz (Ramsay Lewis and Dave Brubeck excepted). Hate Horst Jankowsi with a passion.

But are we going to call Bartok folk music? He used folk tunes, but does that make him a folk musician? Actually, on the rare-ish occasions I listen to classical music, the piano is about my least favourite instrument there too.

Absolutely no way the piano is a better accompanying instrument than anything (er - except maybe the banjo).

Oh, and the Highland great pipes are a bit limited for accompaniment too.