I fear that Geography was never my strong suit, and it doesn't seem to have been Bert's, either. I did correct a few cases where he had mixed up Lancashire and Yorkshire. He also placed Casterton in Lancashire; I put it back in Westmorland in line with contemporary references (first decade 20th century); nowadays I suppose it's Cumbria (though I think it has a Lancashire post code?). Political and administrative boundaries are rather a minefield! I missed Walney Island, so thanks for pointing that out.

I'm in the process of putting together a series of webpages for additions and corrections to the book, and will add the information. "Additions" will eventually include supplementary material that there wasn't room to print in full, and further stuff that I've become aware of since, such as a late 18th century broadside text of One Night as I lay on My Bed that I didn't find in time to mention in the notes.

A number of people were involved in consultation for the cover design (including me; but obviously the final decision was made by the people who were paying for it). The intention was to make the point that folk song has a long history but is alive and well, belonging to (and sung by) young people as well as older generations. This is not a new approach, but in the past has resulted in cover designs featuring young female guitar players dressed in the fashion of the day, which look dated almost immediately. I wanted to avoid that insofar as was possible, and not tie the design too much to any one particular period.

You need iconic images, though, of one sort or another. The pictures of Eliza and Henry were my suggestions (I particularly wanted to use a picture of Eliza singing and playing fiddle. Guitars are not compulsory!), while the photos of Ewan -and Peggy Seeger in the background- came, if I recall correctly, from the VWML. While these last have no direct connection with the contents of the book, they are certainly iconic figures associated with the revival. The photo of Eliza is identified on the back cover, as it's recent and copyright; ideally the other pictures should have been listed too, but design was finalised at quite a late stage in production and those details were overlooked.