WEll I have had a look at myspace Kate Rusby!

The countryside around Barnsley is quite delightful and I found the clips very interesting

It is about 3 miles from me

I think that it is important to include the earliest sourced set of lyrics and indicate where known along the way if changes have been made

I have no doubt as has been said that Bert Lloyd and Ewan Maccoll et al changed things to make 'em fit!

If songs from the tradition are used and changed then from the academic side of things these should be stated (probably by the academics here! on mudcat

In the meantime we need to sing the songs and make new uns

Ray