The tradition of hunt songs goes on, whatever we may think of the tradition of fox hunting per se.

One individual with a fine collection and a participant role in the tradition was extremely pissed off when some of his lyrics were "stolen" by someone with an interest in the area. Hunt songs are very private to the hunts for whom they are generated.

The likes of Alan Bell of the Blackpool Taverners was able to get some songs from the Lancashire hunting tradition, but his name was "mud" amongst the traditional sources who were helping to produce the material

Ould Bobby Bob..