As I said, doesn't fall within my definition or the established one, so it's a bit of a red herring to this discussion.
'As DS said, you can't hurt the music.'
Sorry - another bloody stupid statement.
Of course you can hurt the music - the influx of the 'make-it-up-as-you-go-alongs have decimated the clubs to the extent that the chance of hearing good folk-songs well sung has been severely lessened nowadays.
The present Irish success story has been floated on the basis of respect for and understanding of the music.
Doesn't it occur to you that the fact that a thread entitled 'Folk vs Folk' is taken seriously indicates that something is distinctly rotten in this particular State of Denmark.
Jim Carroll