The trick would be to get shipwrecked on a desert island with a whole bunch of other peeps and share their thing. I could dig a few days of Jelly Roll Morton, Al Bowly, and Chick Webb (who rarely gets a mention on Mudcat but remains a long time hero of mine). I love sharing other people's musical passions, just as long as it's not Barry Manilow, Show of Hands, Celtic Woman or Susan Boyle.

Child Ballads or Shakespeare? I think I'd go for The Bard for pure reading pleasure & challenging literary sophistication. The Bible's a hoot too, despite the righteousness and bloodshed it seems to inspire. Maybe the 1958 Oor Wullie Book would be a better bet altogether?