Dave: "...that borrrring little thing,..."

Richard: "...somebody talk sense about "folk".."

Me: "...depending entirely on when, where and who is doing the talking."

Pete Seeger sings Happy Birthday to Ramblin' Jack Elliott @ the Newport Folk Festival Backstage BBQ

And, back on topic, here's Seeger et al (perhaps) unknowingly enjoying a little turn-of-the-century ballroom music by Boston's E.W. Prouty:

The Weavers - The Wreck Of The John B.

... that became "folk" until it wasn't but was never "trad" and still ain't... for the time being. Tomorrow may be different. Make sense?