Just as a matter of interest, the sleeve notes to 'The World of Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger', dating back to 1970 on the Argo label, refer to the song 'Freeborn Man' (sic - not titled 'The Travelling People' at that time!) as having been 'assimilated into the tradition'...

We've had arguments about what constitutes 'traditional' so often in the past, but the fact remains that it is still a matter of opinion...!!

Maybe a new term should be coined... 'contemporary traditional'?!

Yes, I'm being silly, I know!