Vin was one of our favourites at the Tree Inn and we had him lots of times. I wasn't keen on hearing his stance on abortion but it didn't stop me from going to see him. He had his point of view, but a gig in which the platform was his alone didn't seem to me to be a particularly "democratic" place to expound it. To be fair, I always felt the same about Dick Gaughan (who I've also seen a good number of times) who delivered us his point of view between the eyes, both in his songs and in between. I agreed with everything he put out, but there he was with his platform with no debate in sight...Uncomfortable...It's what I was saying about Woody, in contrast, who'd give you the story, leaving no doubt as to where he stood but stepping back from proselytising. You could listen unpressurised and make up your own mind and still love him...