I am new to this topic, but have been reading with interest.
As an Englishman living in the USA, when I moved here I was excited to find that my area was pretty well served with folk music radio - even a 24hour/7 day a week station. However, I have noticed within the last couple of years, that it is much more "contempory folk music" played and less traditional music, and what traditional music there is has started to be called - Celtic, well at least the english stuff, which is my interest.
It seems to me that traditional music - unless it is Irish, is being pushed out.
I assume it is because it is less commercial?
Tim R