"RON OLESKO: If you can translate Conrad's latest, I can't wait to hear your take."

My take is that Conrad is using his own opinion to define "folk music" and not recognizing that the music that grew out of the folk revival is not FOLK MUSIC with capital letters, but rather a type of folk music that represents a very specific community and era. It also has commercial roots, and we could really go off on a tangent as to whether or not it is a true genre of "folk music".

I also think he is failing to recognize that the right wing music he is seeking exists in other forms and genres.

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.