Stuffed and stamped? In their natural context? What the hell are you on about?

The Old Songs evolved in a societal context very different from our own which we might think of as The Tradition. This was their natural habitat in which they thrived until doomed to inevitable extinction whereupon the remnants were collected by way taxidermy (stuffed) subjected to an appropriate taxonomy (stamped) which gave rise to The Revival. Whilst in both academic & amateur circles the stuffing & the stamping continues, with respect of The Old Songs, The Revival is most certainly not The Tradition and Revival Singers should be respectful of the old traditional songs they sing. Change the song and it becomes something else entirely.

Otherwise, keep it civil, eh, Paul?