I discovered America sometime last year and ever since then I've rediscovered my passion for them. Absolutely phenomenal. Also, fun fact, the OP was me, but I was ****ing around by making up a second account. Every time this thread pops up I have to smirk a little. I don't know WTF i was thinking.
As for whether or not they are folk: I think they're absolutely folk. To not allow room for fusion, growth, or influence, I think you disparage folk. Is Cool Jazz not jazz? Is ambient rock not rock?
I think they're folk and their own style is in there. Other cultural movements always breed new ones when a personal spin is put on them.
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