Nasty? Moi? Never! Just pointing out a few obvious flaws. On which subject...

What is NOT fine by me is that she is judged, as was Barbara Dickson, on the fact that she also hit the bigtime....and therefore is not allowed back in The Secret Society of Traditional Music, run by The Secret Seven who put that 'radar' around it, to keep those they deem 'unpure' out.

I presume the 'secret seven' is those who promote folk music in the media? Maybe the BBC - remember that place? Lets just look at the 'pure' folk music they promote by the simple means of seeing who they awarded things to -

2009 Lifetime achievement awards to James Taylor and Judy Collins. A pair who have obviously never seen the 'bigtime'.

2008 - Lifetime achievement award: John Martyn. Well, did you ever?

2007 - Lifetime Achievement Award: Pentangle. Never been in the public eye I guess.

2006 - Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Thompson. No-hoper if I ever saw one.

2005 - Good Tradition Award: Steeleye Span. Surely not that rowdy electric band who achieved nothing?

And I have not even gone into other awards or categories.

Sorry, but we should put an end to the misnomer that anyone who suceeds is automaticaly excluded from the 'folk scene. Whatever that may be. The only exclusions from this imagined club are in the eye of the beholder.

DeG