Howard,
I do not claim that my music is authentic, and I am sure steeleye span were not claiming their music was authentic, I am talking about the transformation of music FROM ITS ROOTS, in order for it to be commercial.
please do not personalise the issue,[my version of burlingtin fair is not relevant] you made an inaccurate claim earlier in the discussion about trad and roots music never being popularised, now you have put one of my videos up, in an attempt to personalise the discussion.
my recording of burlinton fair has not been a commercial hit unlike the versions i put up of allaround my hat[uk top ten] and tom dooley a hit version recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio. This version was a multi-format hit, reaching #1 in Billboard, the Billboard R&B listing, and appearing in the Cashbox country music top 20.
I do not consider my version of burlington fair to be either authentic or commercial.