yep...we argue constantly here over the question...I am of the reactionary set that thinks it takes awhile before a song 'rightly' deserves to be called 'folk/traditional'...but there are many very nice people here who disagree, and think 'folk' is being written every day. It is mostly a matter of people wanting a convenient way to refer to what THEY like, and the language just doesn't have enough simple terms to cover it all.

I have on the wall above my stereo a little sign which says..."I like the RIGHT kind of music-which kind do YOU like?"