if I might hark back to an earlier post,the male singers at the eels foot leiston [1940-1950s],and The Blaxhall ship were not paid[please correct me if Iam wrong].
Some of the Irish sessions the musicians were ,it was these sessions where women players played MargaretBarry JuliaClifford.
I dont draw any significance to this[Idont mean women were avaricious],just that it happened.JIM alotof traditional singers and musicians did enjoy the revival, and I know they enjoyed it here arethe following that I KnowDID.
FredJordan,WillieScott,WillAtkinson,WillTaylor,JoeHutton,
BillyBennington,TedChaplin,CyrilBarber,CharlieStringer,FontWatling,
BobCann,Oscar woods,PackieByrne,Freddie Mackay,Julia and John Clifford,ErnestDyson,GeoffWesley,TomBrown[norfolk],FredaPalmer,BobCopper,BobRoberts[thats 21]