It would be foolish to take ALL forms of Folk Music into account when awarding Awards in a UK Context. My particular interest is the Folk Music of Bulgaria, but the artists are not known widely in the UK, so I would not expect them to be considered. Similarly, in the UK, US forms such as Country, and Bluegrass are popular with their own followers, but are not widely played in a UK Folk context. To put it simply, the Awards are aimed at the British Folk Industry, with a slight but particular bias towards English music. The fact that Chris Wood, who is a lovely performer, would not be consiidered for an Award in the US context is no criticism, it is a fact and none the worse for that.