In relation to Vics comments
For the record,and the sake of accuracy.
When i first met John in Suffolk, he was not interested in collecting Irish music, his main interest was collecting Suffolk and Norfolk singers, and musicians who played in the style of Oscar Woods., rather than collecting Tunes from Julia Clifford.
This is not meant as a criticism.John was very positive and did a lot of good collecting and encouraging music and song in Suffolk,
John, was very busy collecting and recording, but his agenda [at that time] did not include collecting Irish music in East Anglia.
I played music with John in the Suffolk Bell and Horsehoe Band, the music was basically part of the No Reels style, Popularised by Rod Stradling.