LOL that's a good one, Don - the Typhoid Mary of Ballads". But in fact, that's what I hope for whenever I perform ballads - that someone will hear them, get intruiged, and want to learn more. That's what happened to me many years ago, and it has been a very rewarding part of my life. Even if I'd never performed publicly, and just listened to recordings and sung ballads in my living room, the ballads would still have added a diminsion to my psyche.

I accompanied myself on guitar. I have a quiet fingerpicking style, nothing fancy.

I'll have to think of a different set of ballads for next time!