Yes Jim. It is ageism.

Not from me though, but from old farts who don't understand or appreciate the music, preferring their librarian approach to something they hold as sacred yet is just fucking good fun for the other 99% who love folk music.

Dick, thanks. Every time I point out MacColl was an artiste plying his entertainment trade, I get shouted down. Even though it Ewan who told me what he was!