That's three people now saying that if you recognise folk music in its wide sense, you must hate it. Al and I have been loving, nurturing and spending our nights with lovers of folk for more years than either of us care to remember. (More in his case because he's much older than me. Just thought I'd add that.)

Rather fucking insulting actually. Especially from those who don't seem to grasp that folk, like any other genre is more than what you personally like or aspire to hear.

Here's my interview.

Musket. - How do you write folk songs?

Respected internationally renowned artist. - Jim Carroll says you can't write folk songs so I apologise to all the people who come to see me and buy my albums.

Musket - Fuck him.

Respected internationally renowned artist. - Oh, so he doesn't own folk? Thank Clapton for that!

Musket. - He never did. He knows a lot about traditional song, even if he does give it a link to reality most of it doesn't deserve. But folk? He stopped considering it music when it is actually written by people, rather than the traddy fairies.