At the risk of repeating myself from other threads, 'Folk' is a word in our evolving very traditional language. Like many old and common words in the dictionary it has several meanings, some old, some new. It evolves just like the songs have evolved. The folk (with some nudges from commercial interests) have spoken. There is no point in bleating on about confusion and stealing our word. The word 'back', for instance, has multiple related meanings, but we seem to manage okay without lamenting this fact.

Jim,
If you're still interested, I've found my sources on the Scott/Buccleuch question. I could start another thread or PM you?