well, Woodie Guthrie songs have become 'accepted' in many folkish circles, and I assume that Beatles songs will be too, some day....but being 'accepted' and enjoyed does not change the fact that they are not real, old, genuine traditional *folk*...There will always be a need to distinguish the genré, no matter what is played & sung--just so we have a way to refer to the older type.

Be honest....even though Beatles songs are loved and interesting and popular, they ARE different! They have a different 'feel' from songs written before commercial recordings and pop charts.

What is allowed in a venue is a matter to be determined by the hosts, and there is no reason there can't be Beatles Nights...as well as "NO Beatles Nights". If people want to have a club or evening that is limited to "Druid Madrigals" or "Bluegrass Gospel", they aren't gonna want "Yellow Submarine" included...so why include it in an evening where a group wants to do "Barbry Allen" and "Go Tell Aunt Rhody"?

Once more...it is NOT about what are good songs, it is about accepting that there ARE different notions of what categories exist, and how to allow folks with narrower notions the freedom to wallow in their own little worlds at times..*grin*..If you wanta start a club or evening open to **anything acoustic**, fine...just be aware of what that entails and advertise it honestly!