The snag is, you don't know my work.. That said, standing on the shoulders of giants was always my way. I wrote songs and was the bloke with the silly stage name thrashing away on guitar in the background.. Come to think of it, it was never my sole income by any standard, so it was availability of my time rather than professional endeavour..

Out of interest, as this is a serious discussion, bear in mind that yes, this Musket is Ian, although as you may be aware, the term three musketeers is a clue.. Ironically, "Ian" from a folk angle is just a bloke with a guitar and voice who supports local folk clubs and has a few hundred traditional songs stuck in my head and a few unique (though not necessarily noteworthy) arrangements. After a few pints though, liable to get up and sing Paxton songs with the worst of them.

No. Entertainment is entertainment and the bloke who started this thread with a McGonagol take on the vote deserves a pint.

Entertainment? Some get it by sitting through The Ring Cycle, some by pulling legs off spiders, others by pulling themselves.... It's about as easy a question as "what is folk" and you saw where that got us...