My copy of Travellers' Songs Of E & S clearly states ' @ Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger 1977'. Oh, and several pop stars appear in the Acknowledgments.



By the way, I'm being facetious deliberately. On p31 under the title 'Copyrights' they state. 'The modern practice of copyrighting traditional songs is a subject of continuing controversy. It is our opinion that if copyright MUST be assigned, then it should be to the singers.

My own view is much more simplistic. They are public domain and therefore impossible to copyright. You can only copyright a particular arrangement.