He he, nice one Tim.
How can anyone on here not ever heard or even heard of the artists?!! Perhaps as you say, they are trapped in their own traditional folk capsule. I listen to folk music trad and everything in between. I listen to folk music from anywhere in the world on mostly UK online radio progs but as many festivals and concerts that I can get to. Ever since the Beatles were issuing singles, I learned that you don't judge on first hearings. It was new and different and took a while to get used to and we know what happened with them!
I'm at risk here as I havn't heard the prog yet but will when I get back to UK next week. But yes, this generation of kids has injected excitement and innovation and vitality. The Unthanks, Lakemans, etc are steeped in the tradition they've developed their own style of presentation and have made it to the telly. They have class and they worked bloody hard to get there.
They should be cheered, applauded and loudly. I do and I will as soon as I can get there.
Al


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