A bit controversial I am afraid is the mess that Peter Kennedy left behind him. This has affected the travellers attitude to singing their songs not only to collectors but I am afraid to each other.

While collecting in Dorset, I was on the permanent site in Piddletrentide. I met the Price Family who travelled with Peter Ingram, and latterly Carrie Warren, Caroline Hughes daughter.
In a nutshell when asked to sing, the family said that they did not need to, and produced Peter Kennedy's tape of Caroline which they duly played.
When asked to sing other songs they knew, Carrie said the would need to be paid so much per song, because they were not going to be made a fool of again. Sheep Crook and Black dog had been recorded by Steeleye Span, and they saw that somebody was making a fortune out of their old songs.
These are our memories I was told. I know all the arguments, and I personally had to follow my heart. I had no money to pay as a newly married 29 year old with 5 stepchildren. However at least I managed to give one of my informants enough money to pay his poll tax, even if I didn't pay my own. The morality and responsibility of the role of collector has never sat easy with me, and I still have no answers today. Danny Price (on the camp) put the other view to me. If you take a song and make 10 thousand pounds good luck to you. Talk about being chucked in at the deep end.