Jim, obviously I cannot view the world from your point of view.    I can only say that the work you have done has enabled all of us to discover a world of traditional music that would have been lost to us. That work cannot be damaged - for every scribble of graffiti, the "Mona Lisa" continues to exist for us to enjoy and learn from.

Whatever direction music has taken in your country or in England, your work stands on it's own. Instead of stooping to demean the changes that others have brought, your should be showing of the lustre of your own work and the brilliant facets that attracted YOU to the music and tradition in the first place. People are attracted to what they enjoy, and while you and I may have different definitions of how the folk tradition continues or stops, your vision should not be clouded from view.

It has been proved in advertising that negative adverts usually fail - people do not want to hear why Product A is bad, they need to see why Product B is something they would want to invest in.

Take the petty squabbles to the schoolyard, keep the discussion on track.