Sorry Don - But you old fogies are going to die off and we young uns are going to march off into victory. It was your generation who could never define "Folk music" using objective terms. If it didn't make you fall into a swoon, it wasn't folk. That is subjective criteria. This new generation will admit all of those genres that you rejected because of the criteria I am laying out.

What folk giant can you name from before the advent of recorded sound?

What genres since the death of Woody would you admit into the folk repertoire? (I listed every main genre that sprung since then in my previous postings.)

What is your objective criteria for defining folk music?

What is the folk process? (This will determine your definition of "folk music.")