I think there's also a difference in what US and UK people perceive as 'Folk'. I gather that many UK folk-enthusiasts may not regard, for instance, Emmylou Harris as a folk artiste because she's viewed here as 'Country' (which seems to be like garlic to a vampire where many UK folkies are concerned - not by me though, I hasten to add!), whereas people in the US might do. From that aspect, UK members might not join in a US thread simply because they don't know the artistes being discussed, or don't regard them as pukka folk-artistes??

Maybe, perhaps??