Michael - You've made some good points. I wasn't trying to say that there were NO regional songs about the north - there are many to be sure. What I am trying to say is that there are far more songs about the south as a region - AND that they are more well known than any of the northern songs mentioned here. I would venture to say that the songs of the north listed above are rarly performed out of their own region.

None of this reflects on the quality of the songs. Just on how well they've traveled.