Well, Vic, I have to thank you for mentioning the Stray Hens, for more reasons than you may realise. I could certainly have given them a bit of advice about those liner notes (oops!) but I do actually think they are trying to do something different with the song rather than merely a tepid cover of Steeleye, and I should point out that the bass player doesn't seem to be the regular lead singer.

Of even more interest to me is their version of 'Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom', which they seem to have got from me, directly or most likely indirectly. How do I know? Well, I tweaked the text quite a bit when I arranged it, and all the tweaks are still there. I can also begin to imagine ways in which it might have reached a band in Australia...

Am I happy they used my version? Yes. Will I get royalties? Perish the thought! Do I like their treatment? Yes (though others may disagree). Ha! Us Old Fogeys aren't done yet!