Mattkeen. I was not unecessarily derogatory about the imagined village,I was talking about Tam lyn,and Tam Lyn only,I said I did not like it[how is that insulting]and that I would prefer to listen to John Cage playing silence[meaning his 4 33],which I happen to like.
As regards my own compositions Iam very happy for floorsingers[amateurs]to perform them,anyone doing a paid gig, should log them with prs.anyone blogging and putting up/downloading, without my permission is breaking the law
Jim Carroll is completely wrong about Cyril Tawney,when I discussed recording a song of his, he gave me permission, told me the publishers name GWYNNETH PUBLICATIONS,and asked me to make sure I did prs documentation,the year was 2002 and the place we had the discussion was Lancaster Maritime festival,where we were both booked.
however I am hardly surprised any more as there is so much mis information,Finally you can bet Ewan Maccoll never turned away a penny of his royalties for First time ever,which made him a rich man.Dick Miles