WLD, I think that's the point Tom was making. It's not traditional - but it's influenced by/inspired by/written in the style of traditional music.

For that matter, the music listened to by the "generality" of English people is more likely to be pop or rock. And plenty of people have learned Beatles songs from their parents singing them before they ever heard the recordings, making the "traditional" method of learning stuff even more dubious as a guide to folk-ness.

Graham.