You know what, Freightdawg

I think some of what has developed into the best British folk music is by the Beatles. Yes, the Beatles with electric instruments. Their lyrics and melodies have woven into the fabric of England and America alike. You can call it pop if you like, but 100 years from now as today, children will be singing "Oh Bla De Bla Dah" and "We all live in a Yellow Submarine" as much if not more than "London Bridges falling Down"

Your definition of what is and what isn't "traditional" folk music seems way too narrow.

I don't think the Beatles with all of their amplification ever had anything but an emphasis on the lyrics. Their Lyrics that are being passed down from generation to generation.