Bascom Lamarr Lunsford criticized Pete Seeger for singing "Down on Penny's Farm" stating vociferously that the original tune was "Robertson's Farm" and that the employer "loved"
his workers and they wouldn't complain. I suspect overt racism here.

It has to be remembered that the "folk boom" started with the interest of the Left Wing Movement, spearheaded by Pete Seeger, including many prominent folklorists of the day, offshoots of the Popular Front period.

Republicans have been traditionally wealthy individuals who would not relate to the music of the "masses".

However, in the South, there are plenty of bluegrass and old time musicians who are quite
conservative or even radically right wing.