"Ugly people doing bad performances of boring songs"
I think it's a misrepresentation of what i actually said.
Didn't once comment on their appearance - some of them are quite attractive, especially the women.
I said that many of them were third-rate performances - standards in the revival have always been a contentious issue on this forum.
I have stressed that my own opinions of the songs is not an issue - I would object to Joan Sutherland or Benjamino Gigli being booked for a folk club, though I am quite fond of their singing and what they sing.
Jim Carroll