Oh bums...WHY does my computer keep doing that????

"What they have in common is that neither is traditional."

Well, maybe not by your definition...



"What the fuck is a "traditionalist"?"

It's one of those people who think that they and they alone know what tradition *should* be about, how songs *should* be sung, *who* should be allowed to sing them..etc..etc..etc..

"WTF is a "traditional English person"?"

One who is 'rooted in the 'tradition' of England, in the same way you choose to see these songs, I guess.

From Les:

"For all sorts of reasons we have a collection of songs and tunes that have been passed to us."

AND...for all sorts of reasons, we continue to have an ever growing collection of songs and tunes being passed on to us, this time by people that we know, and that is the only difference.

Without our singer songwriters, this world would be a very sad place, and you'd not have your 'traditional' songs in the first place, be they sung by gypsies or the girl next door.