I am sure a lot of people can provide their own anecdotes but I would not see any such evidence as proof that the 'folk police' exist. I and many others can probably relate more anecdotes of being made welcome at folk clubs all over the country and being privileged enough to be able to perform whatever we want. And, for me anyway, that probably is quite far from a lot of definitions of folk or good music! :-)

More to the point, any folk club or organisation that does not move with the times is destined for failure so any that stood still will probably not be around any more. Any performer who stands still will suffer a similar fate and any that find that they are not welcome at the majority of venues are, sadly, probably not performing in the right arena. Neither Ade, Martin nor Ewan, three completely different styles, seem to have suffered from this which should tell us something about how acceptant the general folk audience is.

Cheers

DtG