"its music that arose from the rise of the folk clubs,"
Of course it didn't Al
The term as applied to the ordinary people originated in the 1983s, the earliest sound recordings of English folk songs were made in 1908 and published collections were being made available throughout the 19th century - Sharp and his mates were ferreting away at the beginning of the 20th century
The Folk clubs were very much a latecomer on the scene and they were based on the result of a century or so's work.
Others supplied the raw material, the clubs dropped the ball   

Finished with you Dick - you have had my answer - your question is irrelevant and frankly, none of your business
The arguments that have gone on here, what can be put on as folk music, standards of performance, the massive exodus out of the scene (20 clubs in a year nationwide - are you serious?), the hostility towards unaccompanied singing.... all have been raised her by people - tell me they have not, or tell me the people who raised them were lying
If you can't, you really do have no case
Jim Carroll