Before I start I need to clear up one little point.
A message above seemed to suggest that I was one of the DT guys
Unfortunately I'm not. I'm just a user like you who thinks that they are doing a wonderful job.

Is "Love is a many splendored thing" a folk song?
I will agree that most people would think it is not.
However, it does fit in my classification number 3 above.
Also, about a month ago, a friend came to our house and asked about that very song. We'll I, remembering if from the fifties (or thereabouts), stood there in the kitchen and sang it to him. So I for one am going to claim that as oral tradition.

So if it's not a folk song yet, I think it's only a matter of time.

I love all this discussion, it helps us get to know one another on a more personal level.

Bert.