Everyone has their own definition of " folk" means, and they all do what they want, even when it conflicts with their own definition--for that reason, the discussions mean even less than they seem to mean.

If we've discovered anything, it is that there are audiences out there, but that they've moved around a bit, which shouldn't be surprising, because our whole society moves around a bit.

It also shouldn't be surprising that older people are clueless as to what younger people are interested in. The "never trust anyone over 30" generation know that Sixty- Somethings neither know, like, or understand the world of the young--and yet, here they are, spouting the same old same old about the interests, tastes, and lives of the younger generation.

The truth of the matter is that the music hasn't really changed much--it may be mixed differently, but isn't everything?