Well, I weighed in on this Springsteen effort in another thread, but I'll repeat myself anyway.

I'm a huge fan of the Boss. Less so of Seeger, but still a fan. And I think I enjoy the 'true spirit' (whatever that means) of 'folk music' and traditional music, and lots of music of that sort.

I love totally acoustic trad/folk & I love amplified trad/folk.

I'm really just not that picky. I like what I like, and definitions and labels and especially closed fisted, tight-assed adherence to the definitions and labels, are off-putting to me.

All that said, I hated the Seeger sessions. Thought it was one of the worst things the Boss has ever done. And I think his 'Ghost of Tom Joad' album/tour was some of the best stuff he ever did.

Others mileage will vary.