even at 48 - a year older than Peter Bellamy was when he left the planet - I am still invariably the youngest in a folk club.


Go to Chorlton FC, Suibhne - at 48 you'll be well above the average age, at least among the performers. You'll also hear more singer-songwriters than you can shake a stick at, and a quota of traditional music somewhere between 20% and naff all.

Anyway, when you're 48 (or 49 in my case) it's a bit late to be complaining about the older generation failing to recruit the younger ditto. They recruited us, after all - maybe it's our turn to get realistic and hang down with the kids on the corner of the street (note to self - check wording before sending).