TO jim,Thankyou for your post.I got my information regarding Charles oBoyle,from the EFDSS journal 1956 .thankyou for correcting it,it states quite clearly, recorded by kennedy and o boyle, transcribed by kennedy and micheal bell, its not unreasonable to have assumed that this was correct.
    I think where we go from here is to lobby, that they remain in England,The alleged stolen tapes if they are in kennedys possesion should be returned to CECIL SHARP HOUSE,any recprdings made without permission should be returned to the owners relatives.The quality of the folktrax recordings is only important [in my opinion]if it becomes impossible to discern the words and the airs of the songs, after all Martin CARTHY was able to discern through the crackles of joseph taylor and pass the songs on to the public. your clay feet remarks are mis informed as far as I am concerned, but I have deliberately kept them to myself, as I prefer to remember the legacy of fine songs he has left us.