I hope the Unthanks post was not aimed at me! The last time I let a performer know what i thought to his face we had to be dragged apart, took exception to mild criticism and was in fighting mood. As for the rest I was defending their position. As to their target audience demographic it would tend towards the older end of the spectrum and those bums NEED seats, thirty years ago I wouldn't have given a toss, now, with arthritis in one knee and a dodgy ticker, I do. I think the lasses have fine voices and seem genuinly at ease with the music they are playing and if they are appealing to a wider audience then fair play to them.
Peter Outhart