Ah silly me Greg - I thought it was a matter of an issue of principle, not access to wealth, and I have obviously missed seeing all the rich folk singers and folksong singers.

Tom - that something is common does not make it correct, particularly when the misuse is by the inexpert. If the word was to have meaning and applied to these perfectly adequate performers as well as to you, there would be some element in common between them and you - and I do not perceive any such.