i have never heard anyone sing the clayton analine song, it is a well written song but does not appear to have been taken up by the non folk general public,so is it a folk song? it appears to be written in folk style, butwhy has it not been taken up, in the same way that dirty old town or fiddlers green has been.
"Nowadays, even if you sing a newly made song in a club, or even a song created a couple of centuries ago, the club has to pay a P.R.S or I.M.R.O. levy"
incorrect,again.
if the song is trad, the arrangement may be copyrighted but not the song, but that is up to the performer, it is voluntary and the amount is not worth claiming for, likewise new songs it is up to the composer, 99per cent do not bother, because the performers know it could jeopardise the future of the club, because by doing so the prs team go round and ask for more money from the publican. as a professional performer I can speak from experience on this one, the vast majority of perfprmers ignore it because they know that the pittance they get and the upset it causes to the publican is not worth the threatened closure of the club. nearly all singer song writers do not bother unless it is an arts centre or radio or tv, that is what happens in reality.