It's definitely an old music hall song. Artisan sang it at Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival a few years ago and Brian Bedford told us all about it in his introduction. We had the pleasure of giving Artisan accomodation for the weekend and, as my partner is a Huddersfield lass, we talked long into the night about the myriad delights of that famous West Yorkshire town. I bought a copy of the CD on the strength of hearing 'Dear Matilda'just once. It's a classic.