'not one of you have responded to the damage you have done with the confusion'.
You and Phil are the only ones who are confused, Jim.
The rest of us are quite clear that there is the Sao Paulo definition of 54, and there is the widely accepted genre/style that uses the same word. 54 of course is part of the wider usage.

'those who could ring the changes needed to the folk scene'.
Who are these powerful King Knuts who can turn back the tide? Hardly likely to happen just to please 2 people.