If a young person is trying to find their way in to folk and they hear Seth/Kate/Bellowhead/Julie Fowlis then it opens a door which may start them off on a journey; give them a June Tabor album and they'll run away and never listen folk again. There's room for everybody, even on Mudcat!

And, just to illustrate that all generalities are risky, my 20 year old is really just getting into folk, and MUCH prefers June Tabor to those listed above. People do differ, y'know!