I think the truth lies between the two points of view, I mentioned high standards in three clubs i have been to recently,Ihave also come across clubs where buddy holly songs seemed to be lavour of the day among floor singers and alsoi a club where there were the floor singers very poor singer songwriters, i also mentioned dartford folk c;lub where the standard was high but most of the songs were carter family or bluegrass, i also wento the cellar upstairs a few years ago and the floorsingers were tom paley and peta webb and ken hall, and a guy who had potential but wasjust beginning on the banjo, overasll a high standard. there is imo a lack of respect amongst a minority of performers for the roots of the music