But what do you do about the 'English folk music' from the north of England (Cumbrian and Northumberland) with all the tunes and songs and variants thereof this region shares with Scotland? Some of the repertoire here is much more closely related to Scottish music than music styles and repertoires from the south of England. I repeat, songs and tunes don't heed geographical or political boundaries and need to be studied in their wider context. Perhaps it's a pity the Scottish and Irish courses aren't just called Traditional Folk Music courses ...