Accidentally saw him at Broadstairs Folk Week a couple of years ago.....thought he was great live, bought Freedom Fields on the basis of this and like that too.

I agree that he is not "FOLK" enough for some folk but some folk do have very narrow horizons. More power to the lad for making it.

This debate reminds me of when I was a teenager and deeply into Heavy Metal (as well as Morris). We described anyone who dared to have a recognisable melody in their music as "posers" or that they had "sold out to the Americans" (sorry to half of the 'Catters out there).

We grew out of it though..........

Paul