From Tattie Bogle; I was referring to when [Nigel Gatherer] first published it in his Session Tune books in 1999. Nigel says, “We’ve had contributions from world-famous musicians such as Jay Ungar, the illustrious American fiddler,……” Nigel further goes on to record his gratitude for Jay’s permission to publish it, and to say that “this beautiful air has captured the hearts and imagination of musicians from all around the world”.

Thanks for that. The Civil War was first broadcast to air on PBS in 1990. Nigel Gatherer dealt direct with Jay Ungar in 1999. This appears to conflict with Jack Campin's assertions about Mel Bay publishing Ashokan Farewell;

1. "Ashokan Farewell" was published by Mel Bay on 1 January 1983. Must have made Ungar a fair bit in that form, before the Civil War royalties started rolling in.
2. I don't have that print collection but I doubt it varies one little bit from what all the thousands of Ashokan fiddle camp participants played as their final number over the next 40 years.
3. I would expect that ALP/SMG paid the going rate to Mel Bay but I wasn't there to check.
4. There were reprints that referenced the TV series. There were a lot before that, and they were the ones I was talking about.
5. WorldCat lists far more different formats and arrangements for that piece of shit than I have the patience to sift through.

So Jack Campin has not found any entry on WorldCat to support his claim.
And Nigel Gatherer considers Ashokan Farewell a beautiful air, while Jack Campin does not.