While surfing around the Mudcat Cafe, I saw a post where Rick Fielding refers to himself as a folk musician and another where he declares that John Gorka is not folk.

I'm sorry, but if Gorka is not folk, then neither is Fielding. Neither play traditional music that they learned through the oral tradition. Both write their own songs and sing some traditional folk songs.

I repeat, if Gorka is not folk, then neither is Fielding. On the other hand, if Fielding is folk, then so is Gorka.