Not quite - but let's be realistic about this - The demography which which started / supported this genre will all "fall" over in the next ten to twenty years time (including me - I suppose). Will a more curious generation take up the interst in years to come ?? unlikely in a multicultural society.
I'm not totally sure why we did it , but I thought it was to re-discover or ,understand our ancestry ,understand social (and political) conditions.
We needed to know our history through song, and to a certain extent through dance. I'm afraid that future generations will not have our unified heritage upon which the "Folk Scene" was based , and possibly our genre will be consigned to the dustbin of time. One thing for certin is was great fun , intellectually stimulating, a wealth of knowledge, fabulous social value, and a lovely means of Social intercourse and meeting new friends , whilst it lasted. And ...great great music
Long Live Folk
Betsy.