In my opinion 'manufactured' music mirrors the worst aspects of the 'free market'.

Does that include the Broadsheets that are the source of much Folk Song I wonder? I would have thought as a Living Tradition all Popular Music is worthy of our interest. In any case what are the alternatives? Folk is just as prone to the vagaries of free-market fashion as any other manufactured music, though no doubt mirroring the loftier concerns of its intended demographic. Maybe its time for a Folk Delusion thread...

Why's this in BS anyway?