I don't disagree with everything in your previous post but you seem to have an unfocused view of 'tradition'. Paul Simon and the Rev. Bob are obviously part of a continuing tradition but they are a different thing from Henry Reed or Lonnie Austin and all those people that Lomax and Alan Jabbour recorded. Crudely put, Bob Dylan is a (brillaint) re-writer of tradition. Martin Carthy is a (brilliant) re-deliverer of tradition, Henry Reed and Pop Maynard ARE the tradition. This may change in years to come - it is, after all, only a perception and subject to shift.
If a bunch of Americans wanted to focus on Henry Reed, Lonnie Austin, Stella and Taylor Kimble, Almeda Riddle, etc. would you describe their focus as 'holy' and the tradition as "needing to be put on a life support system". I hope not.
If a bunch of English want to focus on Pop Maynard, Phoebe Smith etc. etc. then surely that's just as acceptable. OK so you don't like mustrad's communication style. You don't have to engage with it. In the end, it's only enthusiasts being enthusiastic about their passion. It's not going to bring the world grinding to a halt.
Johnny Adams - not afraid to be identified and not looking for enemies, however their opinions may differ from his.