Is there any evidence to back up the claim that the public vote was stopped because the award organisers didn't approve of the winner? If there is, the people who make this assertion should really back up their allegations with evidence. If there is no evidence, then it amounts to no more than pure speculation and conspiracy-theory-mongering and its not very helpful to keep repeatly making such a claim year after year.

The Radio Two Folk Awards does a very good job of bringing Radio Two-friendly folk music to a Radio Two audience. It even manages to sneak in some stuff that is well beyound the parameters of what Radio Two would usually feature. Personally, though, I'm looking forward to the Six Music Folk Awards. ;-)