ah,Ilearn my songs from recordings, books ,and other singers.
forexample I might hear a singer, singing a song.And think golly gosh, havent heared that in ages, remember the tune,go home and find an interesting collection of words ,and put the two together[and we have a new hybrid].
I consider nmyself a singer,and my repertoire consists of traditional material, contemporary material written in a traditional style,and very occasionally blues. http://www.dickmiles.com