I think you'll find that my namesake does quite a few Folk songs Richard (your definition being which others might call Traditional, yes)? I hear tell he's actually not very keen on being called a singer/songwriter either (well so it says on his website) - because he's more of a storyteller really. Most of his songs tell traditional and true stories, and most are woven with lyrical and melodlc strands plucked directly from traditional sources. But he then would say that wouldn't he!