I think it's a chicken and egg thing too. If people like myself (I consider myself pretty broad minded, and I've a fairly eclectic interest in music too) didn't realise England has a history of traditional song, then there's something wrong. Most of the members here belong to older generations (threads discussing where people hear trad song in the world and how they got introduced to trad song) indicate that the reason most of you are here, is because you were EXPOSED to traditional music and song in school, at home, and on TV. Or perhaps through the 60's revival.
Far fewer of us DISCOVERED it off our own backs with Zero prior exposure, and those who did so, stumbled on it by accident.
At least if there were some greater exposure and awareness of it's existance *in the world at large*, more people like me would have the opportunity to discover traditional song and music, and make up their own minds about it.