I love Sir John Fenwick's The Flower Amang Them All and Bonny at Morn, both of which seem to be Northumbrian tunes. some "Irish diddly diddlies" are wonderful tunes others to me seem bland, as can Morris tunes also. Which tunes do you like? I am always looking for new ones to try

I do agree that in England the people on mass seem to be embarrassed by our own traditions and songs and that is a great shame. This seems to be our problem though Mrs Duck it is the fault of English people if we scorn our own musical heritage. I believe in Ireland the same problem was foreseen and steps taken to encourage all things 'traditional', now rather than being seen as embarrassing or old fashioned 'Tradition' is a major source of employment and pride. Perhaps Chris Smith and the lottery commission should be made aware of these concerns?

Roger