Could it be that when the BBC do folk on TV or radio it's always very trad English and given a very old fashioned treatment. For instand the very recent prog on BBC4 with The Unthanks, Bellowhead etc. Not criticising the music it was very good on the whole. But the look and the set were a mix of medieval, Victorian and at times a 'Good Old Days' presentation! In recent year young people have been coming back to Folk music (we've had a 12yr old, 9 yr old and a 14yr old at our club this past year) but it's totally un reflected in the media. Add to that BBC radio presenters of folk tend to be 'old' folkis themselves and very trad English. There is a whole lot more to folk music nowadays but we need to move into the 21st century, sadly the BBC still hasn't come out of the 19h!