love these guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpRB3OIZjVM

don't know 'em personally - but I've seen their gig a few times.

I believe there is activity like this all over England - people writing 'folk' music - real folks! Out there in pubs, open mics, singers clubs....Yet its like ordinary people don't bloody exist - as far all the polls and the media is concerned.   

And frankly I think it WOULD be nice if the middle classes - reliquished their hold on what they mistakenly perceive to be folk music - and thereby block and monopolise all the avenues of expression that are open to english people.