What we take and learn and how we respect our source singers has everything to do with the state of any revival
I think you mean it's far better to forget these people and move on if you're no longer interested in what thay gave us

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Yes its not nice denigrating other peoples favourite folksingers."
To suggest that "one's favourite folk singers may not be doing what the folk scene has committed itself to do is not "denigrating them Al"
The disgusting treatment Walter has been given by being kicked off here on;ly to be given a kicking by some of the same paopkle of the tread he has been exiled to says everything that needs to ne said, for m anyway
Yo all should be ashamed of yourselves and the fact that there is little chance of that happening tells me everything I need to know about today's folk scene   
I think I'll leave y'all to it
Jim