I agree with much of what you have said there Jim.

I still think there are on or two singers with family traditions who might have some worthwhile material. I was learning about the Millen Family only this past weekend - although they are not a really recent discovery.

For certain there are some singers around whom few if any people know about and from whom we can still learn things. Nowadays around here they tend to be in the hunting fraternity/shepherds meets and these are a bit of a closed area.

But in my own area of interest - traditional carols - I heard about another one this very weekend....so it happens.