Ok welcome to our world. You'll get lots of different advice on here.
East Anglia is a big place. There's loads going on there.

Reading your first plea. I understand it that you already know the stuff you want to do. Just want to get it into the 21st century.

Suggest you listen to whats going on today via some folkrock groups
like this

No don't freak out.
You don't need a whole group. just the uplifting tunes.

They do a Botany Bay you might like.

There's also Radio Britfolk you can check out some UP stuff on.

Then there's WovenWheatWhispers

It's endless.
All the best.

Chas