Yet another of the things I know nothing about, but given that someone must have been the original singer-songwriter of every old song, how many generations must pass before it becomes a folk song?
The Year 1300 :"That Ossian/Blondel- he's just a singer-songwriter".
The year 2150: " the Alpha Centauri Jug band bring you traditional earth folksongs. This one is collected from Rick Fielding, the bard of Toronto, coming up a number from the pen of Matt R..."
RtS (ignorance is bliss)