Hi Saro ... as far as I can tell I think he generally approved of Lucy's work, judging by the fact that he was known for performing it a lot . In 1890 (before English County Songs was published) he was actually singing a couple of her own compositions - she was a composer in her own right, and arranger of Purcell and translater of Bach works , as well as being folksong collector and arranger - notably he was wellknown as a performer of her setting of the poem "Jess McFarlane". They had quite a bit of correspondence regarding some of her arrangements - and I think there was a bit of an argument about one of them before he was due to perform it in Liverpool (I'm remembering some of the correspondence from the top of my head here ... at some point I'll search it out for you !

Manitas - HPG sang far more than two of Lucy's arrangements and compositions (see above). Dave's article in the FMJ refers to Lucy's work prior to formation of the Folk Song Society ... it's well worth a read, as it details a lot of her earlier work. He has a book in the pipeline at the moment which provides a lot more detail regarding her, and other collectors in the period up to 1901, as a follow up to his most recent one for Scarecrow Press on "Folksong Hunters" ... which details the period up to the late 1890's - again I don't have the book immediately to hand, but it's also well worth a look at if you're into the academic side of things (although a little pricey for a paperback)