"MacColl didn't just sit back and say "It's there in the museums if anyone wants it."
Nor did he knock on people's doors delivering what he had to offer - he expected people to emerge from their shells and make the effort.
MacColl helped to organise a folk club, which he and others publicised in Melody Maker.,to my way of thinking he made a positive attempt to get people interested,he didnt just expect people to seek it out for themselves.