Please read the entire profile before deciding whether a credit to Traditional is appropriate. Use the Traditional credit only for writing type credits. Traditional is not a real composer; it is a credit given for any piece of music where the songwriter is not known and the music has been handed down - usually by rote . Common abbreviations for this credit are 'Trad' and 'Trad.' or any language variation thereof. NOTE: If the writer credit is NOT a variation or translation of 'Traditional', please check for an existing artist name, or use the following format as a credit: Written-By ReleaseCredit - Traditional Example: If the release has 'Christmas Carol' as the credit, please first check to make sure it does not exist as an artist name, and then credit it as: Written-By Christmas Carol - Traditional For 'Folk', 'Folklore', or variations/translations, please use Folk and an ANV. For releases using 'PUBLIC DOMAIN' and variations, please put the information in the notes as per discussion at: http://www.discogs.com/help/forums/topic/
