"There is nothing wrong with changing the words to a song, what matters is if anyone takes a blind bit of notice of the change. I don't think anyone on this forum has the influence."

Good point. I've no idea about who does - or who doesn't - on this forum, might happen to have 'the influence', but it's certainly true that many 60's revival artists *have* indeed had that influence, and it remains an enduring one.

Not only on words (check any lyrics site for this traditional song by Sandy Denny, or that traditional song by June Tabor) but on stylistic presentation and so-on. I count myself among the many who have in fact absorbed the revival plus all the trimmings as a consequence of resorting to revival recordings in order to traditional songs.

But then I'd wager that few enough regular folkies own a leather bound set of Bronson and I'd guess few regular folkies on modest incomes own the twenty volume VOP set either. One can but wonder WHY?