According to Jim Caroll the Lone Reveller at Padstow picture represents its lowest ebb before its consequent revival. In any case the earliest reference we have for Padstow is 1803 - see Hutton, Stations of the Sun, pages 81-82, in which he tells of Folkloric Interferance and assumptions on the part of Paganised Folklorists under the thrall of The Golden Bough.

I would think all Folklore is Revived to a greater extent - at least post-Revival in terms of its definition and perception - the Bampton Morros traditionincluded. The revival is a reality, an itegral aspect of Folk Music and Folkloric usage - at least the sort of selective Folklore that is of interest to Folkies and modified accordingly. The Wicker Man is predicated on discredited Folk-Paganism, but it still endures as part of the overall aesthetic no matter how misguided that may be. Or is it natural to assume a man dressed as a stylised horse is doing something that simply has to be carrying on a Pre-Christian tradition however so innocently?

In any case, I can't find the picture (which was part of wider evidence for the Padstow Decline). Maybe Jim can supply another?