On a rough count of the 23 items published in my series so far, Richard, in only six or seven cases do I or another writer express a preference for the original.

And there is nothing recent about - for example - Dirty Old Town, Long Lankin, Mná na H-éireann (Women of Ireland) or The Bells of Rhymney. I'd agree the series is light on traditional songs and will remedy that.

Without wishing to annoy previous contributors to this thread, I prefer Kate Rusby's My Town to Iris Dement's, though I like both.