yes ,but doesnt it show,that BERT thought the tradition was a living entity,,clearly Bert thought it was more important that the songs were sung,and at the time ,they were more likely to be sung, if he said they were traditional than if he claimed part composition of them .[He was having to deal with the mindset of people interested in traditional music at that time]
Mike Miller,its better if you had stated Dick Greenhaus,then I wouldnt have been confused.,as Itoo have written songs.Dick Miles