"(which is probably a MacColl composition)"
Attributed to Richard Broome's "The Jovial Crew" (mid 17th century) and acquired via a manuscript from Mary Brooksbank.
"English Dance and Song, in which he suggested that MacColl composed the well-known tune for 'Scarborough Fair"
MacColl's tune is virtually the same as Frank Kidson's Whittingham Fair
That MacColl adapted and changed the tunes he collected was never in doubt - Isn't that what most revival singers do?
Just been listening to Killen's recording of Weaver - still sends a tingle.
MacColl and Joan Littlewood recorded Becket for a programme entitled The Ballad Hunters in the forties.
They neither retained a copy of the recordings nor, as far as I can establish, did the BBC.
More later
Jim Carroll