"The Patriot Game" is based on, "The Nightengale," which is English in origin I believe (Irish may claim it, and it MAY be true)! As you know, it begins,

One morning, one morning, one morning in May,
I met a fair couple a-making their way,
And one was a lady, so sweet and so fair
And the other a soldier, a brave volunteer.

Lorraine Wyman collected, "Fair Nottamun Town," in Knott County, in our community. "Uncle" Jason Ritchie (actually Dad's first cousin, but all called him uncle)took her around to find singers, and sang several for her, himself. It was Uncle Jason who supplied his daughter Sabrina and her cousin (my sister Una- students atHindman Settlement School where Sharp and Karpeles were 'headquartering-' with all the lyrics and melody to, "Fair Nottamun Town," and, "The Little Devils."

My motivation for my "family copyrights" is in order to preserve sources of our songs, for folklore scholars of the present and future. I never require money for the use of these songs- only that they credit the source (of course, some do not ask for free usage, nor want it).

As to, Masters of War, I wanted only to ask Bob Dylan (then my friend, in the Greenwich Village folk group of those days)to honor the source of the melody, with something like, "Trad.Ritchie Family, KY." But lawyers take things out of one's hands...however, the "royalties" were a small out-of-court settlement- I never got any royalties since. And "words and music by Bob Dylan" was dropped in connection with the song (where the music should have a credit is left blank). I was satisfied with that, and I believe that Bob acted honorably with me.

I hope this answers all foregoing questions. Sincerely, Jean