Ok, I will veer away from McColl is this debate, as Jim Carroll possibly met the guy a few more times than I did, and I only interviewed him once for the radio, but never did meet his mum....

Instead, I recall an old friend Tom Brown who entertained the clubs years ago with his Norfolk songs. if Tom was around today, I know how he would define a song as folk...

"Here's one I learned at my mother's knee."

On a related point, I remember a concert many years ago in London, Kris Kristofferson. he was introducing "Me & Bobby McGee." he said, "If it sounds like a country song, then I guess it is one..."

Quite.