It has been made more than clear on this thread, many times over, that "folk", "folk song" and "folk singer" mean different things to different people or in different contexts. We can accept that situation or resent it but we can't change it.


How do you think the meaning of words does change, then? By Act of Parliament?

Musket:

The acts most in demand for festival bookings? That'll be Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy, Seth Lakeman...

Eliza Carthy's repertoire is about 75% trad & Bellowhead's is more like 90%. Maybe the meaning of 'folk' has changed already.