"Maud Karpeles' definition of 1954"
Er no, and you know it.
The definition adopted by The International Folk Music Council in 1954 - but any lifebelt will do when the boat's sinking.
Even if ithad been devised by Auntie Maud alone, at least she had a CV worth considering... which is more than can be said of......
Why do you people insist on distorting the argument?
Jim Carroll