I'm sorry, but I'm not going to delete this thread.

I personally don't like it that people can post here without using a consistent name, but that's the policy here.

Shirley Collins is a public figure and a public performer. As such, her performances are open to criticism, even at the time of her mother's death. And it would seem to me that at this time, Shirley Collins would have better things to do, than read a Mudcat thread.

I'll watch the thread and I may close it temporarily to let things settle down, but I don't see any reason to do it now.

And personally, I don't like her voice, either. I can listen to her only in small doses. A lot of good folk musicians have horrible voices - but their singing often tells the story well, nonetheless.

I think MtheGM has given us a wise and balanced response, as he often does. I would add that the age-old rule here at Mudcat says: Don't respond to trolls. It's sound advice.

-Joe Offer, Music Editor-