The word may have broadened, but the nature of the Traditional Folk Song hasn't. It's an all too rare beast on the Folk Scene these days I'd say - an endangered species even within the revival.

As for the ICTM, it never hurts to quote their obectives in full The aims of the ICTM are to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation and dissemination of traditional music, including folk, popular, classical and urban music, and dance of all countries. I keep meaning to join and find out how they view the 1954 Definition these days. Things change very fast in Folklore studies, though in the popular view of things it's all pagan fertility rites and children's rhymes frok the Black Death. Even on Mudcat the use of the term Folklore is a tad antiquated (says he still smarting from the Folklore prefix being removed from his Slang Words for Female Masturbation thread...). If the chapter on Folk Music wasn't so naff I'd insist you all read Bob Trubshaw's Explore Folklore.