Well I'm not sure I understand. Which is okay The folk scene wouldn't piss on me were I on fire, for about forty years, and I haven't been gigging for the last two.

So no. I probably don't have my finger on the pulse. I'm not sure which agents are supposed to be having a malign influence on the folk revival. I have listened to the various posts and looked at the title and I'm not much wiser.

However I know enough about the folkscene to know its quite capable of administering self inflicted wounds without external help from wicked agents.