really,Well we all have different ideas about who we think are good.
I consider Damien Barber Mike Wilson ElizaCarthy, The Young uns to be among the better younger performers, none of whom I heard of for the first time in Froots, in fact I encountered them in folk clubs and at folk festivals.
I too CONGRATULATE Ian Anderson,I am sure he works very hard, and is passionate about the music.
this statement however is hype; "who promotes great new artists long before they have been discovered by the mainstream media."
please, who are these artists that have been taken up by the mainstream media?
sadly,very few roots artists get taken up by the mainstream media, they[the mainstream media seem to prefer DanielODonnell , westlife, and boy groups.