As Jen says this isn't a Norcsalordie thread so briefly and finally (from me) -

To capture people's hearts and minds you first have to capture their ears

If this debate should become even a tiny part of making folk musicians look in the mirror and start thinking outside the (little) box then however small I think they will have made a contribution to the genre

I have started a new thread - "Feral Folk in the UK" for anyone to add their gigs outside the normal folk scene