anne briggs was born in nottinghamshire,so whats this crap about not knowing northern dialect and when has she attempted to sing in anything Other than her nottingham accent.
sorry,I disagree Shirley Collins is not [IMO]a particularly good singer of ballads,
But she is good at Siussex songs and certain lyrical songs JUST AS THE TIDE, DABBLIN IN THE DEW, CLAUDY BANKs etc.
Some people talk complete claptrap.