It seems that some things haven't changed too much since the 1980s, then. Villan's and Mr Happy's list of songwriters would chime with my memories of Down Where the Drunkards Roll, Grey Funnel Line, Sally Free & Easy, Durham Jail (especially in the NE) and Roll on the Day being very popular. Bring Us A Barrel has been a staple in chorus-singing sessions for decades, and I noticed a fashion for Keith Marsden's Funeral Song a few years back. Miner's Lifeguard was sung to death after the strike, Lowlands has been popular for ever, in fact the only song from Richard's list that would not have been sung in the 1980s is Tolpuddle Man.

Nic Jones was responsible for the popularity of Little Pot Stove, (and Bonny Light Horseman as well), Artisan - I would guess - for Mary Ellen Carter, Jim and Johnny for any number of chorus songs.

Thanks Greg for reminding me that it's not only folkies who sing in pubs. I notice that 'Fields of Athenry' has joined the ranks of trad. songs appropriated by football fans (Liverpool ones, at any rate).

Keep 'em coming.