Anybody who claims they don't know what folk is really doesn't want to know

Trouble is, Jim, when other people say what they believe folk music is, you tell them they are wrong. There is also the issue of contemporary folk music, which both you and Ewan say is not folk music at all. What you need to understand is that folk is a genre that is not appreciated by most and amongst those who do appreciate it there are not that many who, like yourself, fully understand it.

The majority may be wrong but they are the majority and it is the majority perception that matters. They believe that Bellowhead and Seth Lakeman perform folk music. They do not attend lectures on the structure of unaccompanied song. They believe the BBC presenters who tell them what folk music is. And, oft times, I agree with them.

Which brings us right back to the point of the thread. If the general public see a resurgence in what they believe is folk music, then it is flagged as a folk revival. It matters not one jot whether we agree or not. Sorry.