You know the general public do seem to be a lot more tolerant of us wailing guitar stranglers than some of the folks on here would seem to believe.

Actually I don't know that.

I think it contributes to the poor public image the music has.

Well I dont know if you go to other than folk clubs or what sort of folk you aprove of.
But you are entitled to your opinion the same as I hope I am.
I am not a folky in the way a lot of you seem to be on here.
I love to hear it but dont "know " about it.
It is my personal experience that "normal" people are more put off by what may come over as a snotty and unpleasent attitiude towards "outsiders" than they are by having someone sing a little off key or maybe forget a few words.
There are limits even to what I will sit through.
But I would always listen the first time with interest to anyone having ago.
I have been to concerts where I paid to see Name performers and discovered they were not for me within say twenty minutes and spent time outside with a fag and some beer+ whoever elses tits were in danger of falling off from boredom.
I think its the boredom thats get to most people.
Sometimes all these threads seem boringly similar.
Gs and his singing however would never be boring even if he were reading from the encyclopedia of permissable folk songs.
And Nick thanks for the link Jen and I are gonna make some time this evening to have proper listen and refresh our Flaxton memories.