I suppose there will always be a small but sigificant contingency,such as we here at Mudcat,who will keep our focus on the more traditional aspects of the music.
However,Hollywood movies or TV or even Broadway with things like "Riverdance" have occasionally "stirred the pot" and brought some of this stuff to the forefront.
No matter how inacurate or untraditional it may be presented,it does seem to get a few people interested in something they may not have given a second look at.
DB.
(You'll notice Kat,I didn't put Songcatcher in the thread title for fear of just that! B.G.)