thanks for the clarification - both Joe and Dick, the standard of scholarship remains: what Joe seems is plausible and what Dick laboriously transcribes from his record collection, correct or not. That's fine as long as it's clear to those who use it. And even if the DT is just a song book, though many 'Catters give it more status than that when directing queries to the DT instead of just answering a question, it should attempt some higher level of authority to be of any use. I'm sure Dick and others have seen 'Home on the Range' attributed to Trad. Does that seem plausible to you, Joe? Is that the info we should collect and offer the public? Not trying to be snide here, but it's hard not to sink to the level of the responses you have made to what was an honest question, not a cavil or a gripe or a personal affront. have no axe to grind, just like seeing people correctly attributed for the work they did, and dislike the continual passing on of misinformation. That's a sorry excuse, Dick and Joe. We have all seen things in print that we know are not true, or suspect are untrue. Do either of you really still have a question as to the author of this song, 'Strange Fruit'? I saw what Dick posted to the thread the first time, it's a ridiculous argument. You can't be convinced? Ok. Sorry to have stepped on toes, I commend you for your project, just think it could be better if it were more accurate. Joe's post about corrections not being in the 2002 DT left the impression that theyt could have been, & yes, Spring 2002 is not July, duh. All of those cute little digs are evasive and not what I would consider adult reponses. (sophmoric aside to WYSIWYG - "Oh, Susan, What a Dick!" LOL, TISMP, GFY) Raglan Road in the DT is not the song of James Kavanagh, but a version, there are many other entries like that. I will look at the DT when it is available on Mudcat, I don't see any reason to download a copy for my purposes. If I see some glaring errors I'll kindly pass them on to you for your edification and possible correction. It's your playground, I just visit every now and then, and pick up the trash, straighten the chairs, sweep the walk, there's one or two in every neighborhood.