I think of Rabbie's music as traditional. He went around the country, picking up songs from folks and writing them down. Often, the tune of a song would be known but the words, except the chorus, forgotten. Rab would then use the words known and fill in the rest of the song with his own. This was his way to preserve the old Scot's tunes. As said by someone else, he often acknowledged his sources. His whole point in life was to preserve Scot's song which he dearly loved. He never tried to claim credit of a song he didn't write.

All in all, Rab saved the Scot's song. Without him, most of our songs would have been long forgotten and traditional Scottish music wouldn't be the same. I like the Dr. Freeman CD collection 'The Complete Songs of Robert Burns' better than the Jean Redpath ones. Even I can sing along to them! Also, the instruments are traditional.