Maybe then Lizzie with some things. you read things that aren't really there.

Mudcat for example had existed for years with "just singers" and "song researchers" (and some bits of both) without (that I can think of) major disagreements in the topic area you seem to be raising.

I wouldn't suggest Americans and Canadians have not been without problems here or other places. I could reel you of a list like ghost, Janet, ttcm, Martin Gibson, etc.

Perhaps we do bite at different things but I think more to the point is whats been happening over the last couple of years seems to start with English groups and the English folk scene.