In Somerset once, we went into a pub. There were two bars. On one hung the sign 'Locals' and on the second door was 'Others'

There is a dividing line put there by Traddies, over which those who love other types of music should never cross.

The thing is, as I've said many a time, my music embraces traditional, (or it used to) acoustic, soul, blues, classical...the list is endless, but some have such a narrow view, and their music does not embrace mine, rather...it is shunned.

I have actually been put off traditional music by the crazy academia that surrounds it.

Oh...yawwwwwwwwwwwwwn!


John Tams is a man I loved to watch, not seen him for ages now..because he brings in humour to music...and he sings all kinds of songs, folk, traditional, acoustic...whatever.

By all means love to study your songs, but don't have a go at anyone who doesn't, 'cos we're not all the same, and we like the songs for different reasons..and some of us are NOT up our own arses about them all...because..they are JUST SONGS!

And once, they were sung by a happy peasant on his way home from the fields, whilst his head was filled with the thought of making love to his jolly peasant wife, on his jolly peasant mattress!

He did not go home worrying what key he was singing it in, or whether he had the exact same words as Mathias was singing earlier in the pub...he didn't even worry when he got through the door to find A Man Called Cecil busily writing down all his wife was saying....because ALL he was thinking about was having a good evening's loving....

Sigh....