The real bluegrassers I come into contact with and play with, haven't much use for folk music or folksingers in general.

You can thank for the most part..............................Glen Yarbrough. A warbler to the max and the epitome of over production. Or Judy Collins and Joan Baez types.

the more folk, the more shunned. However, it seems like types like John Prine are tolerated and deservedly so.

Of course hippie grassers like Bela Fleck and Sam Bush (along with players like Herb Pedersen and the late Jerry Garcia are what neutralize the total redneck/hillbilly thing and in my opinion, make bluegrass all the more exciting.