I've been reading this discussion with interest as I am a trad Irish muso, and that allows some crossover to this genre. Till now I have kept out of participating but my other role is that of an information broker, so I'm a professional searcher. having read Susan's last entry I thought "Let's see" and ran a basic "california dreamin'" search through Infoseek just from their browser add on search tool, allowing only the most basic search. I hate to say Susan, but I hit about 800,000 and on the first page were sites with not only the lyrics but the chords as well. I suppose I see this a discussion forum primarily where we can also ask for song info. It's hard to believe that the song in question is not available as sheet music in a good music shop, either as a single item or in a collection. I suppose what I'm saying is, and especially to those who are in academic life and should have good research skills, that try other avenues first, don't just let others do the work. That's a little harsh but as it has been stated it is not hard to find the said material on the web and shouldn't be in other places IRL.

Anyway that's mo dha pingine (my two cents) worth, and I hope that your finals went well/go well and that you do the song justice. Folk or not, it's a song that has meant things to people and as such should be performed with heart so as to not destroy it's meaning for those people.

Slan go foill 's beannacht Dhe libh a chairde

Benjamin