It would be easier (and take a lot less time!) to list the songs I don't like.
I think I was 13 or 14 when I started listening to these folks in the early 70s -- including the ones Maddy and Tim did on their own. Though by then I'd been listening to field recordings (Folksongs of Britain,primarily Child ballads) of my dad's from the 50s for some years, Steeleye opened a whole new world, and got me looking for other stuff-- including the Watersons.

As to spelling-- I think mine definitely suffers when I'm in a hurry, and frankly it is confusing to edit it on the forum because of how things look on the screen-- but I guess most of the time we can figure out what we all mean, which is the important part. And yes, we all convey meaning about ourselves when we communicate-- whether we mean to or not... The question is, what else are we all trying to say in other more subtle ways, when we share our thoughts here? Without a voice to express our feelings, how do we know when we are being sarcastic or kind with one another? I've seen friendships kindle, die and be rekindled because of how folks express--or don't express-- their feelings adequately, by voice or by (e)mail. Sometimes one may judge another by the placing of a comma. But is this fruitful?

And Mercury IS retrograde!!!

Thanks, John, for this lovely thread...

Bekki