"On the one hand they pretend to be academic authors (academic authors who confuse "compliment" with "complement"!)"

Me Bridge? I'm dyslexic and not an academic author, pretend or otherwise. Glad you find amusement in that. I do have a book our this year and have promised one each to two different publishers in the near future.
You really can't see past the end of your own prejudice can you? What has all that got to do with my opinions on folk music?