As I said before, MikeofNorthumbria, Alex was a great crowd puller but I don't think he was 'a catalyst for the folk revival in the UK' and I don't understand what you mean when you say that ..'the revival would have taken a very different course'? He was a great entertainer and busker who brought a lot of fun into people's lives but Hamish Imlach, Danny Kyle and Nigel Denver were all on the scene long before, during and after Alex and performed similar rôles so I can't see what he really changed. He should be seen and remembered as a decent, compassionate guy who contributed his own lovable style. Don't make a martyr of him.