I was born at the tail end of 1945 and I remember lots of music that was played on the radio - maybe because my Mum used to sing along. Things like Tzena Tzena, Wimoweh, So long, it's been good to know you, Irene goodnight, The fireship etc. and then Kisses sweeter than wine from young Jimmy Rogers. Later there was Lemon tree, and Wimoweh was revived by a different group. After that came the Kingston Trinity and the rest, as they say, is history.
This was on a New Zealand commercial radio station, before I ever heard anyone talking about 'Folk Music'.
Robyn