I don't always agree with Rob Adams but he certainly isn't anti English or discriminatory in any way. His reviews cover a wide range of artists and genres.He may be wrong, depending on one's own view, many a time but that's another matter.

Jack can be very outspoken sometimes but he's entitled to his point of view too. However, I'd like to state that EFC committee of which I'm no longer a member will take several aspects into consideration before booking an act. Certainly, they will not rely soley on You Tube videos which can not infrequently do an artist little justice.
At the time, Ruth had released two albums which had been very well received and was regarded to be a highly promising young performer on the English folk scene.

Again, I wish Ruth well in the future.