"folk culture is unworthy of the name."
sighhhhhhh
It never has been "unworthy" Al - saying an apple isn't an orange is not condemnatory in any way - it's simply stating that one isn't the other. some people like both
Your music does not fit into any definition of 'folk' no matter how you stretch the term.
Joking or not, I very much doubt if you can claim of public support for what you do than I can - both very much minority activities in the general scheme of things.
What we are discussing is a hostile takeover of the folk scene.
Jim Carroll