Fred M:
In the interest of writing a quick letter on an essentially humorous thread, I perpetrated a slight inaccuracy. Aubrey Cantwell did indeed singing the Nightingale at the Bell in Standlake, and I was there to sing it with him. But in fact, as you say, it was two other Cantwells(I believe his two elder brothers, but am not sure) who were credited with singing it to Peter Kennedy 10 years before in 1956.It was that bit of collecting that eventually propelled the song into becoming the anthem of the clubs that it turned into ten years later, via Dubliners, Campbells etc etc.. I think Aubrey was there on the Peter Kennedy occasion, but I couldn't swear to it. He did say something about the incident, but it was a long time ago and drink had been taken.