"If contemporary songs are now to be referred to as folk, then we need another definition for the repertoire of Harry Cox."
Nice one Nick

"That is not correct ~ "
Been there-don that Ron
Folk referes to the community the songs originated from - tradition, the process they underwent to get where they ended up
Both are very specific terms when applied to the traditional arts
THe fact that 'folk' has now been made meaningless by misuse only confirms that it's earlier us is an accurate one
You really can't have it both ways, it either means something specific or it doesn't
Jim