Haven't read all the thread - so, just responding to the first and last few posts:

''Punk'' at a ''folk'' session - well, how would it be if someone got up and tried singing(?) Claudy Banks (or something similar) at a ''Punk'' night?

Punk and Folk both encompass traditions of protest songs - in many ways they derive from a common grass roots - the medium of delivery is just different.

And, Martin, of course, Punk will survive .. it had too much of an impact - certainly as a medium of change (for the better), on the UK music scene.

Tell you what - listen live to old punk musician/poet 'Wreckless Eric' this Sunday 7-9pm GMT - he's still here, as are many Punk (and New Wave as it became) musicians ... many of them are Folk fans because of the similarities CLICK 'LISTEN' ON WEBSITE:BBC live & original music prog

Anyway, hasn't the discussion alleged 'chauvinism' / elitism/ clique-ism - what ever one wants to call it of some folk clubs ... been done to death here on Mudcat threads? Or, is that I'm getting very old and i) heard it all before, ii) these discussions occur cyclically?