Warm thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread (pdq...LOL!) but I have to highlight my favorite post from GUEST, greg stephens:

To my way of thinking, oldtime(in this context) means "American folk music", so it would be funny to be a folkie and not like folk music. But I believe "folkie" in this American context carries implications of "liker of modern singer songwriters"

Your statements capture the irony of the situation.

Thanks again,
-Greg