no one has come forward with information RE Cecil Sharp. if Sharp did not pay his source singers royalties, or pay them for the songs he collected, is it surprising that KENNEDY[ with his background]thought this was acceptable practice,.
rather than slag someone off is it not better to understand that environment can affect the way people are. now if Sharp didnt pay his dues, like kennedy is alleged not to , that doesnt alter the fact that the collection of songs that sharp collected, like kennedy was colossal, and we are all indebted to both of them.
why not attack all the early song collectors who didnt pay royalties or treat their source singers as equals.