The tentatively political ceremony saw artists avoiding Brexit and borders,instead making subtle statements approximately gender inequalityNorthern Ireland, of all places, or has provided wealthy pickings for a musical genre whose halcyon years were built on strident political comment and the darkly dramatic narratives naturally associated with traditional song. You might own thought that the BBC Folk awards – an event not unaccustomed to controversy – might own had a field day raging over Brexit,borders and a year without a devolved government as it made its Belfast debut.
Not a bit of it. As Irish legend Finbar Furey wryly observed, he’d be blown away by the technique of the new generation were he starting out now, and but the new breed of folk star tends to be a far more courteous and professional beast than earlier models,not given to speaking out of turn. And, with the public now admitted, and these awards are a slick affair,a far cry from the raucous early years of heckles, indiscretions and general rotten behaviour in the old days at the London Brewery.
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Source: guardian.co.uk