The "controversy" in this thread seems to me manufactured. People are vigorously defending Jim Moray from attacks by some wicked old traddies for being able to read music(or having a musical education). But as far as I remember, nobody whatsoever in this thread has made any such criticism off Jim. This is fake controversy, attribute some ridiculous opinion to your opponent so as you can attack it.
   Without having meticulously reread every posting, I think the only comments about musical education were some people disagreeing journalists who think it's important.
   Then again, people are defending Jim from being attacked by old fogeys who say you shouldnt experiment with traditional songs. Where are these attcks by old fogeys? Has anybody said you shouldnt experiment with traditional songs? I havent noticed that.
   The only critisms I've noticed here are of journailsts for overhyping Jim's innovativeness: and of Jim having a mid-Atlantic accebt(amended to "Mid Atlantic" delivery); and one or two people saying they dont like what he does very much. Nothing very controversial there, I would have thought.Nobody has to like anything if they dont want to. So come on, where are these wicked old crusty fogeys trying to stop Jim experimenting? Let's see the names.