Leveller:
"I think it's a compliment that anyone wants to perform one of my songs."
I think I would feel like that if I wrote songs, it must be even nicer to have them mistaken for 'trad'.
Glueman:
"These threads almost always start from 1954 definitions and suggest anyone who doesn't stick to them is being a charlatan."
Never saw that one - where was this suggested?
The misuse of language is not 'being a charlatan'' it's just misusing language.
Pip:
Welcome - nice to have someone as receptive on board, but be ready for a rough ride!
Jim Carroll