I'm generalising, but British trad songs that travelled to America well before 1900;
which then got gradually 'Americanised' by the new world folk process;
[and the early 20th century USA country songs inspired by our trad]
sound more interesting to my ears at least...

I like what the American country roots bands, the intsruments played, the song arrangements, sound like..
The Carter Family are an important influence...

like a lot of Brits my age [60], we grew up through the punk and electro era,
then due to Monthly Music Magazines and their free cover mounted CDs,
discovered a surprising liking for old timey country music in our late 30s...
Just in time for the start of the 21st Century...