Joseph spense's grunting shouldnt detract from the fantastic originality of his guitar style, which is worshipped by all right thinking people.Ry Cooder mined the rich seam of Spense guitar licks for a long time. I have a brilliantCD of Spense tributes (including the Carthy/Watersons). i've recorded Spense material with the Boat Band. He's just wonderful, either the solo stuff or the family singing recordings.Grunting, yes, but not a blues man. he might do a tiny percentage of slighty blues tinged stuff, but basically his music is Bahamian. A one-off genius.