To me folk music is about day to day life and things that we can all associate with, whether it be a couple of centuries ago or now.

What I find totally confusing is that if I go to any folk club/concert/festival, there are lots of different performers on and they are all classified as folk.

Would somebody tell me which of these performers are Folk or Traditional and why?

Martyn Whyndham-Read
Graham Moore
George Papavgeris
Vin Garbutt
Pete Coe
Anthony John Clarke
Jez Lowe
Duncan McFarlane
John Conolly
Bram Taylor
Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher
Tim van Eyken
Napper & Bliss

There are many more people I could list. However I like all the ones mentioned above and consider them folk singers.