If Dick did not want the gig in Sheffield, all he had to do was tell the organiser so and, privately, why not.

Why he has to turn it into yet another "I AM DICK MILES AND I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT FOLK AND IF YOU DO THINGS I DO NOT APPROVE OF I WILL MAKE MYSELF LOOK AN ARSE ALL OVER MUDCAT" I do not know....nor do I really care. If I were a Folk Club organiser (and thank the Lord I'm not, sir) Dick Miles would be at the top of the list of people never to invite.