Well, I'd dimly heard of the Imagined Village, but wasn't really aware of what it was all about sonically until I saw it the other night...then again I don't tend to take my cue as to what to listen to from corporate awards ceremonies and the like.

I generally prefer my folk to be acoustic, though I liked what Carthy was playing on guitar (what I could hear of it). The drums, IMHO were somewhat intrusive and to my ears detracted from the sense of the song and the instrumental arrangement. Will doubtless appeal to the crossover market, though; and of course there's nothing wrong with that in itself.