"Most of the people round here who sing their songs learnt them directly, not from books or recordings."
Perhaps the reason for that is a matter of access.
Not sure what your point is, Ron. I was just pointing out that, far from being "long gone", the Copper family are still part of thriving living tradition and not lost in a past only accessible through recordings.
They seemed to me to be an odd choice for Dave to illustrate his point.