Sure 'Fakelore' had its faults, mostly in the overstretched political dogma, but a lot of what is in there is well researched and accurate and needed saying. There are still hundreds of people out there who still believe all folksongs came from rural peasants, and deny the massive influence of broadsides and theatrical music. And many professors who bury their heads in the sand when it comes to the obvious doctoring of the old ballads by the early collectors and antiquarians.

Do we care? I certainly do.