and you continue to make definitive (and unqualified) statements as to its origin - but I forgot - that's what you always do, isn't it.

Pish. A few posts back I was speculating on the possibility of Yahie Miners deriving from Blackleg Miner - a sweet compromise! And you do favour the Lloyd Provenance yourself, do you not?

I hope you're not suggesting 'Jack Orion' to be a fake - it isn't, Lloyd adapted it from Glasgerion; quite skilfully, in my opinion, though I much prefer MacColl's.

Sorry, old man - I've sat through too many renderings of JO to change my mind on it, no matter what it was based on! Just my opinion though - and my preference...