Jeff (sp.!) Wesley has always sung songs from any source, be it the tradition, revival, radio, book, whatever. In addition, he has collected songs from other traditional singers locally, he has written tunes to poems, especially those referring to the locality, and has even been known to write songs himself.

The important thing about Jeff, and in fact any really good singer, is that they make the song so much their own that it's very difficult to work out what the source may be! When you listen to Jeff, you feel that he is totally at ease with any song he sings, of whatever style. To me, he is someone that everyone should try to hear.

I think it's true of Fred Jordan, too, but his choice of type of song was narrower than Jeff's, and his style of singing was perhaps harder to listen to for many people.

Barbara