Ebony Eyes by the Everlys, that really made me start listening. I loved their stuff back in the late 50s/early 60s. Anything by the Beatles, was I a fan! Roberts Flack's version of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - how I wish I could get my vocal chords round that one!

I'm a fairly late convert to folk music so am still discovering new stuff which gives so much pleasure - I wish I'd found it earlier, but better late than never. I think that Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water opened up a door that had been closed for some time due to circumstances and got me back into listening to music. Maddy Prior's Arthur album is one of my favourites at present - it joins the folk music to a long time interest in the Arthurian legend. Thinking of that there was Rick Wakeman's Myths and Legends album, which I've loved since I first heard it in the 70s, AND taken a lot a flack when I've mentioned it! I think that Bohemian Rhapsody has to come into any list - those boys could produce some good stuff.

When you start thinking there are so many influences - I'll probably go to bed tonight and wake up thinking of dozens more. Ain't music wonderful!