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Thread #127956   Message #2859903
Posted By: Howard Jones
09-Mar-10 - 06:27 AM
Thread Name: The Not The Finger In Ear Show (closed)
Subject: RE: The Not The Finger In Ear Show (1982)
In what way was it "unrepresentative"? I thought it was a good snapshot of the sort of music to be found in folk clubs at the time, which was the aim of the programme. You may might have chosen other artists, but that's personal preference - you can't argue about the quality of any of the performances. It was a low-budget show intended to attract interest in folk clubs, in which it clearly succeeded. I thought it was great.

Where it perhaps wasn't representative (perhaps fortunately) was in failing to show a mediocre floor singer forgetting the words to yet another rendition of "the sharks they played melodeons", with actions.

But never mind the jumpers, what about Martin Simpson's bow tie and matching purple trousers?