"Don and Smokey (which could also be a description for most of the posts that followed): while the changes/developments you post were going on in churches and courts, folk in England and other countries did persist, over the centuries, with their oral tradition of unaccompanied singing and dance tunes……."

You know, because you were there, David? I don't think so.

Where did you pick up this notion? GIVE DOCUMENTATION TO BACK UP YOUR CONTENTION.

And DON'T just link to something on your web-site!!

If you actually do have a BA in Humanities, then you should know how to cite independent references.

Let's see some.

Don Firth