Al, you seem to have a grudge against the folk revival, which I can only guess might be because the stuff you perform (very well, too, I've been on your website) isn't "acceptable" there. However the question of acceptability applies to any music - if you want to appear at a jazz club, then play jazz; if you want to appear on Radio 3 then play classical; if you want to play in folk clubs, then play folk music. It doesn't matter how good the music is, if it doesn't suit the venue and the audience then you won't get invited.

I recognise that for the kind of stuff you do, or that Sunjay does, there isn't really a convenient slot for it to fit into, and that for want of anything more suitable, a folk club might be the most likely environment. And, despite your grumblings, there are a great many folk clubs with a sufficiently broad attitude to accept that music. However for those that don't, and who feel that kind of music isn't for them, that's their prerogative. But don't assume that those people aren't open to other forms of music too. It's just a question of playing what's appropriate to the audience - what's "acceptable".

To bring this back on topic, the BBC Awards seem to take a fairly broad view of what is "folk", which some will agree with and others won't.