Nick Spitzer's attitude is exactly what is needed. Folk music has always been a form of entertainment but one that includes as much and as many as possible. It's always a process and never a finished product.

American audiences (that's all I can speak for) appreciate quality and are hungry for history (consider how many people watched Ken Burn's Civil War.) However, as we all know, they will settle for mediocrity and hogwash. If people who know music don't convey our musical roots in honest and entertaining ways, Disney will steal it, polish it, package it, and sue us all for copyright infringement.