>>I know that this is a futile exercise but one last time: A folk song is not a 'good' song or a 'bad' song, or a song that I like, or a song that you like. In addition it is not a song written in a particular style and whether or not it is 'well-crafted' is irrelevant - and it does not even have to be anonymous. It cannot be a recently written song because a particular song has to have undergone a PROCESS (involving selection, transmission and change) before it qualifies as a folk song<<

Well that answers it.

Almost all people who are currently singing folk songs aren't. No wonder the folk scene has got no chance.

How blinkered is folk.

The under current from contemporary folk singers at the moment is massive. I have seen that at my club. The number of great songs being written is massive. Keep it going, don't let the blinkered guide your course.