" I simply quoted some phrases from Shirley's wikipedia entry"
I know that Mike, I thought I and referred to your quote as such, and not your opinion.
For me, the description echoed how I felt about Shirley's singing and how the fact that many women singers have taken up her style of delivery has impacted on the revival as a whole - no intentions of misquoting you.
"Right, that's it! I'm out of here, I came here for discussion. "
Vic - I made my comment in order to nip Dick's attempt to make this discussion something other than that.
As far as I'm concerned, it is a discussion on Shirley Collins, not another head-to-head between me and Dick.
That's finished, here and elsewhere on my part
I will be mortified if I have had any part in driving you away.
Apologies
Jim Carroll