dick greenhaus

Hasn't anyone noticed the shrinking audience for folk and folkish music?

Well in the UK at least Folk Festivals are not shrinking. The real problem is that they are pulling-in larger audiences
audience more used to Rock and it has to be LOUD. And they don't give a toss about participation like sessions etc. The folk ethos of caring and sharing is being lost.

You try pointing that out to organisers and you may not get mere criticism - you get invective, insult, total humour by-pass. And they don't stop on the Cat - meet them in person and you have hurt them so badly they have to announce it to anyone around you.

Truth is - you may have hurt their wallet. Now that ain't FOLK.