'raise a response from local small-farmers'. I'm very glad to see this, Jim, and I wish you well with it. Unfortunately this only goes to emphasise how different things are over here and where you are, and indeed have been for the last 50 years. There was until recently a very strong localised tradition in the dales to the west of Sheffield. There was a strong singing tradition based around the farming community and the local hunts. There are still singers who have picked up their songs in this community and indeed their children are still following in the tradition. However their audiences have changed dramatically. The farming community no longer want to hear these songs and the only real outlet for these singers now is the folk revival which they have taken to gratefully and the folk scene has embraced them gratefully.