Out of interest I once heard that Mr S and various other collectors travelled to the US of A - To the Appalacians to be specific - because the stuff they were collecting here in the UK had become 'modernised' and subject to the great upheavals of the industrial revolution. Way out in the Appalacian sticks the tunes were considered to be more 'original' than their English counterparts!

Dunno if it is fully true but it is a good tale all the same:-)

Cheers

Dave