A really great shame that the National Trust couldn't get their facts right, but perhaps not a surprise ... about the only thing about it that might be right is the fact that the performers are English.

Out of that list which is stated to be "A beautiful collection of contemporary English folk music" there are actually VERY few contemporary English items on there - there are English TRADITIONAL (just one or two), Norma's rendition of Black Muddy River (American and not folk by any description amongst the Heinz 57 varieties that can be dreamed up), Jack Haggerty (American), Farewell to the Gold (Australian) etc etc etc. Yet another example of poor research on the part of the blurb writers!

Re the Past Times CDs - some of them were actually quite good. And I can echo the fact that there are one or two hidden gems on the Gift of Music label - the Christmas CD with Spiers and Boden, Ian Giles etc is really enjoyable ... and it IS at least English music performed by English performers!!!