"GS (and others) admitted quite blatantly to ogling women rather than keeping his eyes and mind on the performance."

This problem could be easily solved in a Shaker-like fashion by providing seperate entries for the two sexes and the erection
(pardon the use of this term) of a "chastity wall" in performance venues to prevent predation which in turn would prevent fraternization which in turn would prevent the propagation of future folksingers...o.k. I haven't worked out all the details yet.