At the same time, I like his taste in songs, and the musical arrangements of some of the Seeger/MacColl albums are extraordinary. The London Broadsides albums in particular, I would say. Just listen to 'King Lear And His Daughters'. Absolutely beautiful tune. I think he always sounded best singing in an English accent (for me, his Scots accent is too 'Dawnuld where's ye troosers')

There's also something quite charming about his early albums. He sounds unusually relaxed on Two Way Trip, an early duo album with Seeger. The atmosphere is quite loved-up actually.

And on his 50s album with Isla Cameron, the lo-fi recording quality and perhaps Cameron's own delivery conspire to soften things.