Get something clear in your head Jim, I do not need anyone to persuade me to "have a go"

I am quite clear that you and your approach to folk music are narrow, turgid, bombastic.

You cannot even agree with yourself, for example in your post of

1. "roughly resembes folk song"
2. "no rigid rule book"
3. "as I said, no rule book"
4. "your minds are tighter closed than ducks arses"

You ask people to look in a mirror.

You have denigrated nearly every poster on this thread, you have denigrated almost every folk club and folk club organiser in the UK, of which you have no knowledge.

You have denigrated everyone who doesn't fit into your narrow, turgid and bombastic version of folk music.

I know you have done valuable work in collecting folk music and folk lore. That does NOT give you a right to talk down to people.

I reaaly didn't intend to fall out with anyone on this thread but I will go further.

You are so far up your own arse you could clean your teeth from the inside.