This is getting so exasperating.
Diane. Leave it.
Having just been to Rosies funeral (Hi Chris and Anne), and witnessed members of her family both singing and playing with real love, your bickering and postulating is beginning to sicken me.
Yes, I'm lucky enough to work with great musicians. But, also, on many occasions I have no idea what the name of a certain tune is. Does that make me a failure?
I don't think so.
I felt honoured to have been invited to Rosies funeral on friday. She was my friend. A fine singer and musician, and academic.
That, and meeting the good people in the Radway is why I love this music.
If I wanted to, I could out "Name Drop" you anytime...(Jo Lustig indeed!). but you are missing the point.
The music I love is inextricably entwined with the people who perform it. Good or bad, learners or experienced. End of....

So, Diane. Just put a sock in it. There is no need for your vitriol. Life is too short for point scoring.
You just start looking silly
Ralph Jordan (Crap concertina player of this parish)