15. At school.

I'd taught myself to play the guitar, and some American songs (Moses Asch's '124 Folk Songs' was invaluable) and discovered just one kindred spirit. He was into Steeleye Span (this was....ermmmm...1973 or thereabouts) and his older sister was a regular at Herga. Just one other bloke turned up, who declared himself 'a staunch traditionalist' at the ripe old age of 17.

Steve