It was not I who accused all social workers of being effete.

There was only ever the one, Richard - as in The Effete Social Worker, a drinking / singing pal circa 1982 who was as passionate about Traditional Song as he was inept at his day job. He turned me on to a lot of good old singers but as a fan of The Fall (who in 1982 were on top of their game) I drew the line at Folk Rock (the line is still drawn) though I could dig that Sam Larner & Mark E. Smith were maybe getting at something similar with respect to vocal technique & storytelling. Seminal stuff!