why notjust direct people to singers such as Harry Cox, SamLarner,Phil Tanner.
singers should be sufficient,or unaccompanied singers.,of traditional music.
because a singer is a revivalist it does not mean he is of less importance.
the criteria should be the performance,how the singer performs the song.
Bob Blake is the classic example.,a revivalist singer who was collected because the collector thought he was a traditional singer.
it is all such a nonsense,it could mean a collector collects songs from a not very good traditional singer rather than a better revivalist singer,so the collector is collecting because its from a simger who learned the song in a certain way,so the collector can become guilty of not collecting the best songs or the best performances,but collecting inferior material because it fits into his categorisation.
typical examples in my opinion,are certain music hallsongs,and popular songs such as carolina moon,which the singer will maintain he learned from his family,whereas a revivalist singing lord gregory gets ignored.Dick Miles