Well, PRSM, I'm not sure hwo many uncollected songs there are(byt its nature, not an answerable question). BUt as regards tunes(which is what I know about): in Ireland Scotland and the north of England(and also to some extent in the south) there are thousands of traditional dance tunes. And, as the dance band tradition never died, these have just been passed down along the line. So, if I play Soldiers Joy or Miss McLeod's Reel, I didn't get it from, or via, a collector. I just got them from other people who played them, who got them in turn from other people who played them. And I call them traditional tunes. And will firmly continue to do so. And incidentally, if I record one, I'll put "Trad arr G Stephens". in the hope of gttimg some modest royalties which will otherwise end up in somebody else's pocket who hasn't contributed anything to the process. doesnt deserve them.