"some of the most souless and, consequently, boring of singing I have heard come from the mouths of the so-called traditional singers (and some wonder why folk turns off some people), some of the greatest and most passionate singing and playing is coming from the "Young Turks"

The trouble with statements like that is that they add nothing to the discussion because they are equally true if you swap the singer types.
You can always find good and bad examples of anything.

Anahata