I'm quite new to this site, but not so new to realise that 'What is folk?' is a dreaded question that can of course have no answer.

Reading some of the old threads, I get the impression that Americans have a much looser definition of the term, including modern acoustic singer songwrighters etc. as 'folk' and that the British have a much tighter definition, focusing on 'traditional' music.

Would that be a fair generalisation, or am I way out?

I'm sorry if this has been dealt with before.

Jason