I'm enjoying the reminiscences (seriously,and I have some of my own from the Hartlepool Folk Club where I first chanced upon this wonderful music when a friend and I called in one rainy night and I was smitten from the very first song from the dear departed Graham Whitley to the end of Johnny Handle's set) but I fear we veer too far off topic (an unintended double pun there!)

Reminiscences certainly have their place but let us focus on what is good (and not so good) today :-)