Gillian B: "From the tone of this post it appears that Folk Culture now belongs to an elite group, it is 'ours' not 'their's'. Although you say he (Simon Costin), has every right to work with CPTC, your inference is that he does not. Surely this goes against everything you are saying. Should it not be everyone's to explore, cherish, research and celebrate?"

I'm curious though, as a prior student of archeology, if you went to a 'Museum' and found say err the bones of a dinosaur located next to resin 'bones' of a Unicorn (or a similar popular novelty item), my guess is that you might possibly react unfavourably to that? I recognise my analogy isn't all that strong, but it's exactly the kind of thing which would provoke a displeased reaction from some.