I have found that many of our Uk younger professionals are excellent musicians on a wide range of traditional instruments such as guitars, flutes, pipes and squeezeboxes

The difficult area is that of traditional song ~ traditional song is probably best performed by singers who have 'been around a while' and are able to understand life concepts and experiences and express those values within the song performance.

I know that the younger musicians/singers are desperate for material which they can use and arrange

The concept of mentoring and grooming by other performers may have some merit?