... and aside from Steve Hunt's important and relevant comments on Dave Hanson's comment, there is the following:-

Dave Hanson wrote:-
I think the bit about singers with 'little girl ' voices which Ian Anderson gets a bit snotty about....

Does he really, Dave? Quotes please.
In a recent conversation with Ian Anderson, I was banging on about my dissatisfaction with the 'little girlie' voices whist Ian was defending them. Have you read The Editor's Box that is linked to in the opening post, Dave? In it Ian writes:-

Elsewhere, the Folkistanis bang on about how they resent the popularity of the school of young women singers who, they sniff, sing in 'little girl' voices. Well, the good thing about them is that – like them or not – they are largely singing in their own natural voices and accents, and (it seems to me) are well involved in the stories of the songs they are singing. I'd rather hear a so-called 'waif' who believes in what she's singing and transmits that to her listeners than some bawler who's concentrating on making the folk noise. Since neither school, one suspects, have ever been near a coal mine, a naval battle or bit of incest and murder anyway…

I think that I may be one of those Folkistanis that Ian refers to, but I can live with that. I enjoy conversations with Ian because, though we sometimes disagree, we are both passionate about British traditional song and the way that it is performed. This brings me to:-

Dave Hanson wrote:-
"Why do I get the impression Ian Anderson doesn't really like traditional song ? well not British anyway."

How can you justify that statement, Dave? Even if you don't know the man to talk to, look through some of his writings and find if you can any dislike of British folk singing. I could provide dozens of written examples of his total enthusiasm for it. Surely the quotation above shows his commitment.
Does your remark reflect the fact that his enthusiasm extends beyond these islands? That is true of very many of us.