Diane, I think part of the disagreement centres around whether one would like to retain the word "folk", but hope to stop re-inforcing the negative connotations (my standpoint and, I think, that of 'the button'), or whether the word is a lost cause (yours?). If "folk" is to go the EFDSS would need to re-name themselves!

I wasn't saying that "trad" is bad, just suggesting an alternative name for the session. Trad is great; it just doesn't encompass all of folk. As the session in question is one for "young singer/songwriters" this would seem to come well within most definitions of folk and outside of trad.

Susan B