I've just noticed that the song total has gone up since yesterday (2 added). I think we must regard this very much as a work in progress.

Yes, Joe, it's a very important book - and a very honest one. Williams collected the songs the people actually sang, even though he knew or suspected some were not 'genuine' folksongs. And he only noted those songs where he had evidence that they had been sung in the area.

I know of no other work which provides such an insight into the rural folksinging tradition.