sorry, typo in the middle it should read.
Once musicians decide to restrict THEIR REPRRTOIRE as Rod Stradling did with his No Reels BAND. Repertoire becomes the issue, Reels are played differntly in Scotland and differnt parts of ireland, sometimew swung, sometimes straight, sometimes at medium dancing speed sometimes too fast, but that is a style issue, a blanket ban is a repertoire statement

"My old pal Rod Stradling & his Old Swan Band went away from the ubiquitous Irish music of the time, in a more restricted direction, hence the LP & in my opinion Rod could take personal credit (or otherwise) for inventing the english music style to be heard at most English festivals for nearly 50 years."
quote, jim bainbridge

My recollection of that time was that Flowers and Frolics were just as much a part OF REVIVNG [not inventing] SOUTHERN ENGLISH MUSIC, . Yes it was a restrictive direction.
Northumbrian English Music was also being popularised at that time through the acclaimed group, The High Level Ranters.and virtuoso concertinist Alistair Anderson

as well as Irish music, there was northumbrian music and Scottish music being championed by Silly Wizard and The Battlefield Band

Silly Wizard was a Scottish folk band that began forming in Edinburgh in 1970

Battlefield Band were a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969.
The High Level Ranters are a Northumbian traditional musical group founded in 1964, best known for being one of the first bands in the revival of the Northumbrian smallpipes.
Silly Wizard was a Scottish folk band that began forming in Edinburgh in 1970


So a more accurate picture of Dance side of the uk folk revival in 1976 includes the above mentioned groups and Flowers and Frolics AND their subsequent influences