did he? I was doing it long before he came along. my first folk club that I went to every week was the shades coffee house in Reading. 1964. the residents were Derek hall and Mike Cooper -both who could have shown Jansch an Renbourn a thing or two they'd worked at their art.

the standard of the other journeymen pickers was enough to intimidate a beginner like me, hey ....in a way that's what's missing nowadays. you had something to aim for, to aspire to.