An academic reconstruction of carefuly seleted elements of a perceived traditional culture motivated according by the ideological absolutes of one man with friends in high places is bound to be a bit wobbly, Shim - hardly an objective methodology anyway, especially given its various fruits. Ultimately I think I'm with GSS on this one, I just wish I could break this habit of reading academic books on Folklore, Song & Music which, excellent though they invaiably are, invariably leave me feeling depressed and ill at ease with the whole thing. Could be one to add to my list of New Year Resolutions...

Of course having my annual Virance Inconvenience doesn't help matters, which kicks of ME flashbacks whilst without the wind howls with rain and hail lashing the windows making it sorely tempting to draw the curtains and immerse myself in comething vintage & horrible by way of DVD entertainment. Or maybe I'll put some of that Cox & Larner documentary up on YouTube for the whole world to enjoy?