But you have the problem, what are folk activities? Are they just Morris dancing, acoustic music sessions, Singer solo/group performances, folk rock etc? Defining folk music is very hard to do from the range of performing styles that there are. I agree it's not a heavy metal band blasting it out, or a pop, boy or girl band, I have seen from almost "thrash speed, metal" folk to a solo or duo playing with a violin and an unamplified guitar.

Surley it's the whole legislation that needs to be ammended to allow musicians of what ever stlye to perform in public?