Actually to make it on TV it would have to be presented by a NAME. So you would have to pull in performers who are known by your average Joe and Jane. That means people like Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bonnie Rait, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills, Steve Martin, Dolly Parton, the Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris, etc. With name recognition comes validation in the eyes of John Q. Public.

As far as I know these people have all been associated with folk music at one time or another. It would be interesting to see if they would be interested in trying again.

Note: Dolly Parton refers to her album "Little Sparrow" as roots music because the term "folk music" is seen as the kiss of death in the music industry. I heard that in an interview with her.