"Then you ought to have been aware that it was the band Equation that signed to Warner and that this particular Lakeperson, as a solo artist, signed to EMI much later."

Er...I did know. As well YOU know, Diane, as I've raised this fact about Equation and Colin Irwin over and again, but strangely, no-one mentions Colin's words...

Weird, huh?   

I've been aware of Equation for many moons. Got all their CDs, went to see Kathryn and the lads at their 10th Anniversary do at Exeter, wrote about it on the BBC board...where, as you seem to have forgotten, Diane, you used to slag Equation...and the Lakemans, off at every single opportunity, even getting told off by Jim Moray for being such a misery guts when he rejoiced about Seth being nominated for the Mercury....and then, of course, followed the Ian A. and cronies (imo) 'plot' to try and get Seth banned from that very award, which, as I recall, you also joined in with, saying that his CD had been released too early/late (fill in whichever fits)....

When I pointed out that no way would you have mentioned this fact, had it been one of your chosen ones, there was a silence that echoed around the BBC board.

You gave Seth a really hard time....so did Ian....who stated that both Seth and Show of Hands had somehow managed to 'get in under the radar' of the artists he considered to be 'traditional'...and all hell broke loose....

Short memory, huh?   :0)

And Dave, Kathryn and Sean used to live in Horrabridge, where I lived, at a different time...I spent many a happy hour in the Round The Bende Shoppe, which eventually became their home.

I also think that Kathryn Roberts is hugely undervalued by the traditional folk world. She has a superb voice and a great presence on stage.