"I was up in Scotland for a week recently. Folk programmes on mainstream TV and folk music on national radio. Dear me, how upsetting- the commercialisation of traditional music. Let's hope it never happens here, eh?"

More common sense and less grinding of axes, please!

There've been endless comments on Mudcat expressing a desire for more folk music on both radio and television. Also, read my comments on the "tv and traditional music" thread. Most people in the folk world would love the music to have more exposure.

I also don't quite understand the idea that the broadcasting of folk music automatically means that it's being commercialised. Surely that depends on the type of music that's being broadcast.

If you'd like to come to the Good Intent singarounds at Rochester Sweeps festival this weekend, you'll find singarounds that are neither "crap" nor limited to the "select few".

NB: Inverted snobbery is tiresome.