It's odd you know. there were quite a few people in the traddy camp who didn't really rate Tony - no names, no packdrill - but for some reason his face didn't fit in some quarters - and the dissent was audible to me - so I'm damn sure Tony must have copped some of it..

I thought he was best on English trad - the bonny Bunch of Roses being a good case in point. I never heard anyone sing that one as well.

For my money he couldn't do American trad or contemporary - though he used to make a creditable go of the days of '49. Some people can do somethings - others can do others.

i know people think I'm some sort of anti trad music curmudgeon, but I DO resent when artists who have moved me are not treated with some degree of respect.