So, after a thousand posts I think it is fairly safe to say that afficianadoes of folk music fall into two camps.

Those that know folk music when they hear it, whether it was written last week or 200 years ago are one group.

Those that have to disect, inspect, and analyse folk music (as they see it) ad nauseum are a second roup.

I am firmly in the former camp. I have enjoyed folk music for over 60 years having first come across it sitting on my Grandmothers knee, and then encouraged by my father to sing.

I don't need to disect, inspect, analyse folk music in order to enjoy it. In fact I find the above tends to waste time that could be spent enjoying it.