I talked to a few 'folk' acts...including Battlefield Band and the duo of Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen...about the way they had changed their basic tone and material...including becoming louder and faster...and had it explained to me that so much of their audience was young and/or college people, that IF they wanted to continue as almost full-time musicians, they had to offer the material that expected.

Some crafty singers do manage to keep some nice 'trad' stuff in, but most real 'trad' is done outside of major concerts and where making money is not a major issue.