"Those of us who have been involved for centuries started off with collections like A L Lloyd's and Vaughan Williams' 'The Penguin Book of English Folk Song', and MacColl's 'Singing Island' and Frank Purslow's selections from the Hammond and Gardiner collection 'Marrowbones', 'Foggy Dew'. 'Wanton Seed' and 'Constant Lovers'"

Exactly so in my case Jim (being centuries old) and I'll just add also that Stephen Sedley's "The Seeds Of Love" was a staple as well for me.