I think actually what work there is seems to be very heavily trad biassed. its certainly the way to go for young musicians. plus I think the trad thing seems to work over in America. They seem to regard anyone with a dadgad guitar and a rural English accent as something exotic, a bit like we do - with Mississippi blues singers.

And you never ever see any contemporary type acts at the top of the bill at festivals - apart from cambridge I suppose.

I don't resent that. That's their bailliewick, and fair enough.

What I resent is being told on a daily basis, that I have no relevance to folk music.