i can tell you when things are well written, and hattie carroll imo is not
,well of course this is a subject that deserves a different thread [go and start one] there are certain melodic guidelines as to what most people consider in the uk folk revival consider a folk style , i have certain opinions as do other people so its subjective , but so is most peoples decisions as to what they want to hear in folk clubs. And lets get one thing clear Martin Carthy singning rave on, how many times has this happened and how long ago or is this just gnome goobledeegook