Much folk music is accessible and communal and I wonder why it isn't more popular. What may be happening is folk's youthful element are staying out of a debate and a club scene they see as irrelevant.[end of quote],lets have some evidence.
my impression is that they are happy enough to play in folk clubs if they are paid,if they cant get gigs in arts centres,or in noisy pubs [where they are treated as wallpaper music],but still play cos they are broke].
performers need any venues they can get,but generally prefer thgose where they are listened to.