Rockabilly is a very potent little cult in England at the moment. Something I just stumbled across by accident. The level of musicianship and creativity is very high.

As such, it has a lot of potential to make a contribution of importance to English folk music. when a form of music captures the imagination of talented young musicians and writers, there has to be that possibility.

Cliff was never really interested in making statements til he got Christianised - his line always seemed to be the latest song that Denmark street came up with for him, and the latest Norrie Paramour arrangement.

Nevertheless his songs are known by more English people than any recognised folk songs. Which surely tells the folk song movement - it is getting something wrong, and we need to be learning from different sources. Hank Marvin has to be the one of the most influential musicians of our generation - Cliff was lucky to have a brilliant band like the Shadows. I think they gave him credibility at a point when his choice of songs was so very Denmark Street.