"jim , you have just contradicted yourself."
I have no intention of entering into one of your unpleasant vacuous arguments but out of curiosity - why?
MacColl was expressing an opinion as to how the folk song revival should develop - we all have those - opinions, that is - nowhere was it a "enforcement" as to how the Singers Club or any other club must me run.
Please don't attempt to create "contradictions" where there are none.
Over and out
Jim Carroll