Hoot
Your whimsical story of a collector imposing his view on Walter suggested just that - you certainly wouldn't be the first to suggest that
I apologise if I have your meaning wrong
"If you think the Wikipedia page on Walter Pardon contains fatual errors why not correct them?"
Because life it to short to correct errors on a web-page notorious for making them
If you want to find our abour Walter read him up on reliable site s- Musical Traditions carry several excellent articles on him by Mike Yates
I would have thought a good way to qualify yourself to discuss him was to listen to what he sang at length
Cupid the Ploughboy - you have to be joking !
Jim