Snuffy, and all, I have given Alison Gross (Steeleye Span version) a long listen now, and I'm pretty sure that the basic time is 4/4 but y'know Martin Carthy, right? You are familiar with the wonderful, percussive off-beat things he does with time? Alison Gross is a sterling example of that. The singers/guitar on that song are before, after, tied over and syncopated to the downbeat.
So, should we try to put any, all of that in DT? I'm not sure my skills are up to it (any more than yours, Snuffy/V). So, find someone else?
Or do we go with the Steeleye Span tune, but with the kinks taken out?
Or should we find the Child tune?
Susan? V? Joe? Anyone?
Blessings,
Barbara