BobKnight: Well, I'm new, but I'm hardly young.

That's a bit spooky - on the A Folk Song A Day thread I posted this:

I'm not young, but I am new - I was hardly singing this stuff at all until a couple of years ago.

This is why I think the OP may be asking the wrong question. I've no idea if the next young telegenic Saviour of Folk is lurking out there somewhere under the radar; on balance I hope he/she is, but I don't think it's crucial either way. But I suspect there are tons of unglamorous middle-aged (mostly) people like me and Bob out there, singing traditional song for the love of it.

Bob Knight on Youtube (link goes to Bob's Queen Amang the Heather - which is terrific - but there's a lot more there).

Phil Edwards* on Myspace

*My secret identity