"What would or could it do to help people enjoy music?"
You mean you need advice for that - I certainly don't? But there you go
You've already had this - but here's a part again:
"The objective, really for the singer is to create a situation where when he starts to sing he's no longer worried about technique, he's done all that, and he can give the whole of his or her attention to the song itself, she can give her or he can give his whole attention to the sheer act of enjoying the song."
It's not just a question of enjoying it - nobody has ever disputd that this is a fundamental requirement - it's what you enjoy, what you give people to enjoy and what you call what you give people to enjoy.
If you no longer enjoy folk song perhaps you should look elsewhere for your pleasure.
Calling what you do enjoy "folk" because you enjoy it just doesn't hack it - now that would be "silliness".
Jim Carroll