folk is a word like gay, the meaning has shifted since 1954, in common parlance at least.

isn't that the problem? Ewan and his pals inadvertently stumbled over a magic formula? the top room of Victorian pub, English beer, a bohemian atmosphere, entertainment of an intelligent adult nature, the ancient skills of singing folksongs and telling stories rediscovered.
The folk club.....the genie was out of the bottle.

The folk took over the folk clubs. Folk clubs with real folks. We hijacked his great idea, and used it for our own ends. I'm not sorry. It was great!

I loved guitars before folk clubs.. I was a Roy Rogers/Gene Autry fan. The only thing that's really worked out in my life. Some days I can get my guitar in tune.