Suibhne Astray-

I could have sworn you do some self-penned songs and are no more "traddier than thou" than most acts doing the rounds in folk clubs?

The vast majority of acts I saw/ booked/ heard last year do a mixture of trad and written songs and I absolutely disagree with your assessment that singer/songwriters are any more "purist" than traddies....... as with most things there are extremist nutters at both ends of the scale.

There are "singer/songwriters" I like and Trad artists I like..... and those I don't. I suspect that is true for most people.