Song writers want their music to be associated with the people who might listen to music in that genre. The financial rewards may be desirable but one thing I for one love about the UK folk scene is the altruistic approach of those involved.

What an odd question? Of course songwriters who write for a folky audience want their music to be defined thus. Luckily for them it is!


Mind you, Al has never given me a lift in his Rolls Royce. We poor buggers who have to make a living in other fields never get to live the dream like our Al does. I don't need black n tans, letting agents look after Och Aye th 'Noo Land for me.