Ah - OK. I may disagree but as I said before I have had enough of discussing what the term folk music means. Thanks for the clarification, Blandiver. Perhaps one thought that may be appropriate to the original question. I have already said that it could well be the categorisation that puts people off. Maybe if those of us who know that the music is not dry and academic stop proliferating the view that it is, it could help :-)

Cheers

DtG