Well, Richard Bridge, or just Bridge to return the compliment, is upset by me agreeing with part of what he said.

Gainsaying has me reaching for the dictionary these days, as it is used for more than the original definition...

Talking about definitions... My dear Bridge, there is no definition of folk, so you do not have to get all upset.

There is a definition from 1954, (I reckon I just put 1959 on another thread, but never mind, it is all irrelevant anyway,) and there are other definitions, but they are all either personal or self serving.

As Richard Dawkin recently almost said, "There probably is no Folk. (So get on and enjoy your life.")

Or put it another way, go to a folk club and enjoy the experience for the spontaneous sport it is.

Sir Thomas Beecham, the conductor, said it all. "The English don't understand music, but they love the sound it makes." That'll be me then.