There is a display on John Peel in the Museum of the Border Regiment in Carlisle Castle in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. He hailed from that quarter though I can't remember what I read about his connection to the Borderers. I have made an inquiry regarding that connection and will pass it on to you all when I find out.

They have original sheet music, manuscipt, etc. for the song. As it's one that I've been doing for a while, and recorded with Morrigan on Folkways, I was very interested to find Mr. Peel's native soil:)

MarcB