The media need to promulgate the notion that people who enjoy folk music are uncool and unimportant. That's because the media can't make any money playing anything from the public domain, because money in the music business flows through copyrights.

I used to be in charge of the mailing list (about 2000 names) for the folk society in my city. The addresses were mostly from the older but nicer parts of town and included many professional people. These are people whose minds appreciate order and whose ears can tell when a performer's in tune. However, the media don't want to hear about that.

They have never had to put a hand behind an ear to hear themselves sing because they never sing. Poor schnooks.