I've nearly gone, but...

Lovely to see a bit of Snook. Thank you Glueman and Sedayne. There's also a great clip of him singing the sublime 'Tea Song' on Youtube.

Now there's a man whose music is deeply rooted in the American folk traditions.

Yet there's also a man with his own unique, idiosyncratic vision of how that music should sound, who sings and plays his heart out every time.

Nothing bland, anodyne, lowest common demoninator, seen-it-all-before, dull-but-worthy about Snook.

When I talk about 'professionalism' (maybe I'm using the wrong word?) it's these qualities I'm looking for rather than the slick, soulless razzamatazz of showbiz...