Its the nature of the folkscene(in fact a treasured part) that there are all sorts of herberts turning up with all sorts of strange motives for being there.

I rather like that bit - guessing what they're up to.

Folkmusic's all right, but it should never get in the way of a good evening in the pub, with everybody having a good sing. At my birthday party - the most succesful acts of the evening (for the non folkies) were the fiddle player who forgot how the song went he was about to play and which he had just given a lengthy introduction to, and the guitarist who thought his custom made guitar was out of tune, but had actually forgotten how to play A minor chord.

I don't suppose many people will agree. But its surely better to be good humoured, than sitting there fuming at humanity because they haven't got the same predjudices about folkmusic that you have.