Ever in my life, it would have probably been something in music lessons at school.

Then there was hrmpph years of the Spinners christmas show.

My current interest in folk music I can pinpoint to one song when Radio London broadcast a show called something like 10 out of 10 - i.e. popular music over the previous 10 years. The track in question was Fairport Convention's Rising for the Moon, so I suppose that was what turned me back on to folk.

The first folk song I listened to live (apart from when Fairport did a support to Led Zeppelin at Knebworth) was either sung by Traitors Gate or Hammerfolk Mk XXXVVVIIII (or whatever line up) in the summer of 1980 at Ravenscourt Park. From there I discovered folk clubs, and th eres tis history.