"There is little in the modern so called "folk festival" that is about transmission any more.
It is all about money and fame."

Your opinion.

Tell me how many banjo players you see driving BMW's? How many singer-songwriters living in mansions?

I'm sorry you aren't being primed with shots of whiskey these days, but the musicians I know are about sharing and carrying on traditions. I see very little of the selfishness and drive for money and fame - that was a byproduct of the folk revival and the commercial interests.

You can sit on your butt and make observations all you like, but it does not make for reality.