Well, what no one seems to be mentioning here is that the "mainstream" press is getting their information from Folk Roots, due to Ian Anderson's relentless marketing of himself and his opinions as the Official Folk Hstorian/History of England and Inventor of World Music.

Or are we to presume it only a coincidence that the mainstream press chooses to do articles on features recently seen in Folk Roots pages?

English folk music invented by the Coppers? Hardly.