enjoyed the programme and appreciated the fact that the usual ridicule heaped on folkies by presenters was not included

Yes, but . . .

if only the Unthank sisters had stuck to clogging and not subjected me to the truly appalling carol singing

That'd be the usual ridicule heaped upon the Unthanks by Mudcatters, I think? Sadly predictable. Unthanks AND Bellowhead in one programme, bashing guaranteed. Good thing it didn't have SOH too or all your heads would have exploded in apoplexy!

I enjoyed it (other than the presenter). Did last year too. So did my old mum, who usually rejects folk. Asked me to get her Tar Barrel In Dale on CD but it isn't.

The Folk Dance programme was easily the best of the three last night though. The Folk @ The BBC one later was mostly dreadful.