labeling, you have to love it

punk rock can be considered to be political (anti-establishment)
classic example God save the Queen by the sex pistols , however while Sids version of "my way may" not be inherently political it is still part of the punk genre. depending on your choice of view on whether or not by belonging to the genre makes it political informs where you stand in relation to folk.

Chumabawamba may be classed as folk and or punk or both, I saw them once do a support for Steeleye span and Robb johnson do a support for them!

I suppose i would say that some folk songs are political some are
not, if you look at some of Robb Johnson finest love songs like "you dont have to say goodbye" in itself it's not political despite being penned by an ardent leftwing political activist


Unless you believe the genre itself has a political status which then imbues whatever is produced under its banner with some sort additional quality then the answer is some of it is and some of it isn't.

However if you are going to argue that anything that involves people has an impact or "effects of socio-political changes" you can make the argument everything is political.i will leave it there because we then get dangerously close to asking the question of what is folk.

I dont think there is a correct answer to this because in the final analysis the question becomes a philosophical debate and is reliant on your own standpoint.
Cllr