Thanks all. She can't be responsible for what is said about her, it's true (unless it's on her website, I suppose). As for thanking people, credits and being proud of your accent, I don't know anyone on the folk scene who doesn't do those things (people do judge her on mainstream music terms-in folk music these things are not particularly special qualities), but as for being slagged because she is popular-it's true, some do do that, but I don't. I wish her the best of success, and hope that others are able to become as famous to balance things out a bit, provide an alternative sound and ideology. It's funny, people spent years rejecting the "waify girl with guitar" image (Julie Felix, etc), and it is still so very attractive and powerful, in a way. I imagine if she held strong opinions on things ( as Joan Baez or similar), she would really be a force to be reckoned with.
Some folks like a nice noise and since that is a large part of the function of music I guess I give up. There'll always be all kinds of music, puff and substance, and people will choose for themselves. Quite right.
pv