"We're not all living in the dim and distant past."
Whatever got you into folk song in the first place Steve? (Jim)

This is a cheap shot, Jim. You are fully aware that I dedicated my life to traditional song in its many forms. Because we love this music it doesn't mean we have to close our minds to other music, even music that comes under the wider umbrella of 'folk' music.

In answer to your question, the material sung by my own family, the stuff I heard in the playground and street, the cruder stuff I heard in the cadets and playing rugby, and then The Watersons introduced me to other singers like Walter and Harry Cox. I soon became friends with several traditional singers.