worshiping the false god of quality will only narrow the field of people who get access to stages and venues and we need it to expand.

Need it to expand? It seems to me that far too many people get access to stages and venues as it is. We should be trying to improve the quality of music, not excuse any old rubbish on the grounds that it's "folk".

However I can understand why Conrad wants to do away with quality, it's obviously the only way he'll be allowed to perform.