It was the Coppers singing "Thousands or More" in the "Coppersongs" programme on BBC 4 that turned my boat around; I remember watching it on tape on a clear autumn evening with the curtains open, with the moon climbing through the tree outside as the sky grew dark

That, and John Kelly singing "Spencer the Rover" on his first visit to Chorlton FC. And, most of all, Les (in Chorlton) leading "Ranzo" at the Beech singaround, on my second or third visit (I'd never heard the song before). I've been a full-on traddie ever since.