I quite (well, nearly) like his stuff, and he seems a pleasant young fellow, - but as I said elsewhere I am less keen on the fact that I find the melodies of the folk songs he does do (eg "The Setting of the Sun") unrecognisable. I am probably less than half convinnced that it is "folk" but I had no difficulty recognising most of the output of Steeleye Span, and some Fairport Convention as Folk, and even some of Bluehorses as nearly folk (well, OK, I think they do do a folk song or two).

I have nothing against Folk Rock. Indeed I like it. But I'm not so sure that Seth Lakeman qualifies more than occasionally. Nonetheless I am looking forward with a mixture of anticipation and foreboding to hearing the album, and I'll make up my mind whether I like THIS album, when I hear it.

There is no reason in the world why you can't rock 1954 definition folk.