no Richard the word traditonal comes from the Latin:
traditio = I hand over

so why the hell don't we put these songs into the hands of someone who has some slight possibility of handing it over.

I'll tell you why we don't. Because there are all these fiefdoms of self importance, ramparts of self interest.....

if there were an album of English artists - who actually have a constituency - Status Quo, Cliff, MacCartney , The stones, Oasis, etc - each tackling a major work of English folksong. you might have some chance of getting more people into folksong. Getting the songs out there.

Of course that would mean people turning up at folkclubs singing folk songs in a more natural manner. that wouldn't please too many of the present crew.

From what Les at Market Rasen told me about you Richard - what I'm proposing is not too different from what you do in your act, is it?