"I can assure you that he more than merits the title (not label) of traditional singer."
Now look what you've done - and just as we were beginning to make some headway with him.
NO HE DOESN'T
any more than I merit the title Spanish singer because I can (and have been known to in my cups) render half a dozen of that country's songs learned from my father who was a prisoner-of-war there.
He is a singer of traditional songs - which is altogether different.
This is no reflection on the good Cap'n, but an attempt on the part of those of us who wish to discuss and, by doing so, understand the traditional arts.
Jim Carroll