good point jon,
michael, please give me details of collectors who collected self composed songs from traditional singers,apart from Jim Carroll,I cant think of many.
which brings me on to the next point;why did Bert Lloyd pass off his own compositions as being songs collected from traditional singers?
I think it encapsulates an attitude that was typical of the folklorists ,academics and collectors of the mid 20th century,a prejudice against self composed songs that had not been processed[altered orally].
plus a prejudice against collecting songs from revival singers[as illustrated by the Bob Blake incident].
if Bert thought it was necessary to hoodwink the folk world in the manner he did,it seems unlikely to me that people at that time would be collecting self composed songs from traditional singers.
please name collectors who did collect original songs from traditional singers.
cecilsharp?baring gould? john howson? Frank Kidson? PeterKennedy?
no, they are few and far between, John Brune was one he collected Loch Dhui[words BelleStewart]I cant think of any others.