My songs and tunes? No indeed they are not. They come from my culture but others are absolutely free to interpret and adapt, with the ony proviso that they respect the music and do it well, and in their own voice.

The example of Martyn Wyndham Reade and his Song Links projects is a good one. These show how English music travelled with emigrants (whether voluntary or not) and became absorbed in US and Australian culture. The comparisons are fascinating and I never tire of playing both CDs. The launches of both were probably the best C# House events I have ever attended.