Drek Schofield points out,The Folk Awards are one aspect of the whole scene.
in my opinion, they should not be, its a feckin stupid idea,furthermore I wish that those people who wish to use the folk scene as a stepping stone to pop stardom, would feck off, and leave the rest of us to enjoy playing music because we like playing music. Derek,I hope you do not mind me asking, do you think the awards are a good idea?