Ewan Spawned a Monster

Erm... Where's Mudcaster?

Mudcaster is a fictional conurbation of my own invention intended to stand in as a humorous substitute for your own anonymous home metropolis.
Mudcaster - Mudcaters. Geddit?

If the folk club organisers in Mudcaster are decent folk, why not approach them with some useful suggestions? Recommendations of people you'd like them to book could hardly cause offence. I'm sure they'd be grateful for the benefit of your wisdom. On the other hand, they might say "Are you that Ewan Spawned a Monster wot's been slagging us off on Mudcat? Get stuffed."

If they are still in business, it suggests that they are attracting audiences. Everyone's out of step except you?

What I don't accept is that you seem to think we're all bonkers for saying "It's not like that where we come from".

Since you know perfectly well I've never said anything of the sort, you don't need to accept it. Unlike you, John Kelly and Tom Bliss do get out and about in the country. They have both made some sweeping, damning and unsupported statements about the folk scene that I felt obliged to challenge. From what I have heard, both are excellent performers but I can't help feeling that some of the opinions they express are damaging to their own interests. Fortunately, I know of no other professional performers (and in my time, I have met a great many) who have expressed similar views.

Thank you for your "small but perfectly formed apology". Would you like to acknowledge my right to reply to attacks made on the whole folk club scene made on an open forum?