Well I can think of a number of characters on this site alone who never miss an opportunity to tell people what they like is all very nice but it's not proper folk music.

And the opinions on this site (and this thread in point) matter because? It's not as if anything said here, anywhere on the internet, by Bob Copper, Bob Dylan or Bob's your uncle have the slightest effect on what people listen to and enjoy. OK - If you are 14 and under peer pressure to listen to only the songs that are given the thumbs up by MC Godinhisheaven then yes, reviews may be important. But to us in the folk world? Come on - Most of us are too long in the tooth to be told what to listen to!

DtG