Conrad, I know you mean well, but, this time it's serious, and it's on our side of the pond. We really don't need your small world view of grass roots activities, laudible though they may be as a theory.
It's not just a Local Folk programme that's under threat here, It's every single specialist music. To be replaced by MOR Crap.
It's up to us Brits to fight this. Muddying the discussion with talk about dumbing down artists venues etc, is far from helpful at the moment.
Thanks, but No Thanks.