This so-called 'process' was an historical accident, born of a time when oral transmission (along with its attendant risk of 'Chinese Whispers Syndrome') was the only form of song distribution.

We here at Ploughmyth International are currently putting the finishing touches to a new piece of computer software that will Folk Process any song put into it. It features powerful Mondegreen and Nonsense Refrain generator, a Chinese Whisperer, along with several Random Memory Loss and Relocation Processors that will ensure that your song will be wrought into a Genuine Traditional Folk Song at the click of a mouse! A beta version The Folk Processor will be available for free download in time for Samhain. So get writing those spooky songs and don't worry about how shite they are because The Folk Processor will subject them to centuries of Community Handling and Oral Transmission that will turn out a perfect 1954 Approved Folk Song in a matter of seconds!