Well I'm sorry you don't get on with each other. I don't see how either of you will be a penny richer from the disagreement.

You both obviously care a lot about folksong, and your separate experiences have taken you to dissimilar conclusions.

Its understandable. It happens a lot in life about all sorts of subjects.

There's a certain poignancv in Jim's many postings a bout the proud culture of the Travellers and the oppression of that culture. When someone feels so deeply about a subject, you'd do well to respect it, Pseud - even if you wouldn't want them asphalting your drive, or delineating your view of folk music.

You've been in this game long enough Jim , to know that there are all sorts of folk and some of the ones you disagree with still have an important contribution to make. I seem to remember one of the Seeger's caliing Bascam Lumsford , Bastard Lumsford