Jim Carroll
The term folk song has been in use since the beginning of the 20th century - so Sao Paolo took picked up on something that was in existence for over half a century already etc.

All perfectly true but it doesn't affect my statement that - The word "folk" was being applied to newly written songs twenty years before 1954. unless you wish to deny the existence of Charles Seeger and Progressive Folk. This is the understanding of the word "folk" accepted by a significant number of people who have probably never heard of the 1954 definition.

Still working om my response to your post of 11 Oct 14 - 04:00 AM .