I was at St Andrews in 1958-1959 on a Fulbright scholarship. At that time it was known as "the singing university" and had a pleasant tradition of Friday-night sings in the student union, culminating in a couple of hours of bawdry and a drunken walk to piss off the end of the town pier. I learned quite a few songs there. I was also in the choral society, and we sang songs from Burns's "Liberty", tho not to the original tunes.

I began hearing Bob Dylan around 1963, and was charmed to hear a human voice coming out of a loudspeaker. In 1965 a friend of mine, one of those I-can-get-it-for-you-wholesale types, was trying to persuade me to add a turntable to my lo-fi, and I agreed after it occurred to me that if I had one I could listen to Bob Dylan any time I wanted. Later on, the charm largely wore off, but I still enjoy a few of his early songs, such as "Don't Think Twice" (he was seldom in danger of that), "Boots of Spanish Leather", & "Chimes of Freedom", tho only the first of those is much sung today.