Matt Milton
What a bizarre and petty and hateful comment to pointlessly resurrect an ancient thread with. "Shames the whole folk scene"?!! Fuck off, you odious, cowardly little shit.

Couldn't a moderator just close this thread please?

It's particularly pointless (and potentially hurtful) given the fact that - whether you liked her voice or not – Shirley Collins has been physically unable to sing for many years now.
I believe the condition might be called dysphonia, though what it's called isn't important.

 Thank you, Matt and well said. There are some cruel, opinionated, unwarrented comments on this thread and I just hope that Shirley does not see it or have it brought to her attention; particularly this week when she is dealing with the death of her 101 year old mother.
Please, for the sake of decency, could this thread be closed and deleted quickly?