Mike Yates wrote:
"Could we actually be facing a situation where the likes of Jeannie Roberson, Harry Cox, Sam Larner, Walter Pardon etc. fade from memory and disappear?"

Well, the recordings are more easily accessible than ever, bearing in mind that some of those singers are available free on Youtube, as well as on CD. That doesn't necessarily mean that young singers will necessarily access the recordings, but I can tell you that the ones who go through the Newcastle degree course know all about them (I spent part of one tutorial listening to a young chap enthusing about Phil Tanner's vocal ornaments), Emily Portman and Lauren McCormick are big fans of Caroline Hughes, and James Findlay listens to plenty of that stuff too.

How about Scotland, Anne?