I'd rather risk a whole raft of rubbish singer songwriters in order to hear the one that blows me away than sit through "safe" and "balanced" mixed sets of originals, covers and traddish stuff. I get being a traditional singer - and some are really really good and I get being a singer songwriter, but I don't get being a human jukebox light entertainer. There's nothing wrong with it, I s'pose, but it's not for me.

As far as I can see, most of the best singer songwriters have little or no connection with the folk scene.