Nutty, I'm sure that is true regarding arrangements. And I have no problem with getting paid for an arrangement. My concern now is this. Tommy Makem is listed as the author of clearly traditional songs that exist in Public Domain. He is not listed as "Author of the arrangement in the applied for license."

I know the story of Pete Seegar and Paul Campbell or Clayton and those arrangements. This is a little different to me some how. If Tommy Makem wants to come after me for doing Four Green Fields and paying the royalties thats fine. I played, I pay. But I better not hear from his attorney regarding any of the others unless I am playing his arrangement.

Actually I blame the Fox agency and not Tommy Makem at all. He deserves his royalties. But the Fox people should be accurate with their licenses when we are talking Public Domain.

Don