Meticulously researched and very good value, with a lot of effort put into optimising the sound quality (bear in mind that these are not studio recordings, but are made, as often as not, from tapes recorded under less than ideal -in technical terms- circumstances, and not necessarily with very sophisticated equipment).

The only possible problem is that they are CDRs, and may (though nobody really knows for sure as yet) not last as long as conventionally-mastered CDs. That apart, they are a marvellous resource if (as I do) you like the real thing. These are not polished commercial performers, but real, ordinary people like us, singing songs from their own, living, local and family traditions. That's not to say that they don't put the material over just as effectively as a professional might, though. There are some extremely compelling performances, not least from the East Anglian contingent. Be sure, also, to listen to Daisy Chapman of Aberdeenshire.