"but they are old songs and most might not have relevance today."
That's been said about Shakespeare on and off down the centuries (according to 'The Globe Museum, anyway)
Even if it were true (which it most certainly isn't, that is to reason to hi-jack its name with identify theft and fill (or empty) the clubs with something entirely different
If the scene dies, as looks imminent, then the work done and the recordings made will survive in archives and libraries to be decided on by future generations
People wandering around wailing "folk is dead and nobody knows what it is anyway" is a sure way to guarantee that will never happen
Christ knows - it's nigh on impossible to give our collection away to people who claim to be "interested in folk" as it is, without it being subjected to what amounts to euthanasia.
Nobody, but nobody should ever have the right to claim that something is, or even might be no longer relevant on behalf of people who have dedicated their lives to
it - especially something created by the working people of Britain to reflect their lives and experiences.

I'm off to Dublin tomorrow and will spend tomorrow night listening to a bunch of young singers who are proving every time they open their mouths that traditional song is not dead until someone cremates it
Noy your place to make such a profound statement Joe
Jim