I think the assertion that WAV is being racist is really an attempt by the PC's to dodge their own positional problem. They don't seem to have any reason for there NOT being a degree in English Folk Music (which might include discussing the definition of it and the sources of the music) which points only to the idea that they somehow think that English folk music is less worthy than other nations' folk music which do have degrees about them.

I don't think he has suggested that only the English should study English music (has he?). What he has said is that there hould be equal opportunity or those who wish to study folk music to study English folk music as any other folk music - which at present there is not because even at Newcastle the options of English music are only part-course options.