> http://music.guardian.co.uk/folk/story/0,,2288734,00.html

> >An informative article about the work of European folklorists, marred by yet
> >another scream-inducing Guardian cliche - "homespun, bearded enthusiasts
> >nodding appreciatively into their real ale."

> >http://music.guardian.co.uk/folk/story/0,,2288734,00.html

> Oh please! If you're going to do this, give sufficient context to be
> fair to the author.

> " The UK is a very different place from the monocultural land their
> [1] great socio-musical project was planned for, and they might be
> perturbed by the connotations that the words "folky" and "folksy"
> carry for many (homespun, bearded enthusiasts nodding appreciatively
> into their real ale). "

> [1] Cecil Sharp and Vaughn Williams