Well take Arthur Mcbride for example, Paul Brady has a version which he published on 2 (I think) albums, and yet Bob Dylan has a version on one of his albums. Sure, it's not exactly the same (Brady's being in open G and Dylans in standard) but the melody and lyrics are essentially exactly the same. How much liberty can you take with a song before it stops being traditional, or before you dont have to credit the original author? I'm new to mudcat and I'm trying to expel some questions (that may seem foolish to some) that have been building up for sometime. Questions that I thought I had nobody to ask, but mudcat has already answered so many of these so I thought I'd finish up the list. I'm extremely impressed with the intelligence and kindness of the people who frequent this site
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