I think your testimony about the state of the folkscene PFR seens about the most honest and decent I've read in a long time. I'm sure there are a lot of people in your situation. Players as well as audience of our generation.

Also I want you to know that I find it moving. Moving because in the little towns that I grew up in (Grantham and Exmouth) - there were in the 1960's, there were three folk clubs in each. well attended - and the standard of the floorsingers frightened any dummies like me who weren't really good enough. To be good enough to do a floorspot was my teenage ambition.

Something has been lost, but sadly something much too subtle for the people here to sort out. there was all kinds of music, and all kinds of approaches to folk music, which as i remember were accorded respect.