What's left of the 1970s teenage punkrocker in me
still has problems with elevating & worshipping musical virtuosity for it's own sake...

..and then there's the phenomena in 'folk'
that could be refferd to as

"the Rolf Harrisification of aboriginal music"

.. or more specificallly in our case,
the appropriation of old songs of oppression, strugggle, and resistance
by upper middle class music college trained 'folk' performers...


Though, of course I'm obviously bound to like Chumbawamba's "English Rebel Songs 1381-1914" CD
[ both versions ]