Will you define, "Northeast" for this colonial? I ask because when I was in England during my Fulbright year(1952-53) I became acquainted with Alfred Williams, who had been quietly collecting his local songs for years and had published a good-sized volume, FOLK SONGS OF THE UPPER THAMES. Just before I left for home,he presented to me a copy of this lovely book- but I have not seen nor heard of anyone else who knows of him or his fine collection.

In his introduction, he says he means, by Upper Thames Valley, "that part between Oxford, Abingdon, and Wantage on the one hand, and Swindon, Purton, and Cirencester on the other." Yes, I could of course look on a map and answer my own question, but this is more fun, is it not?