Reading the comments about The Spinners and how they possibly lost some credibility with the die hard trad folkies when they became popular, It got me thinking.

My introduction to english folk songs was when my Morris dance teacher at school handed me half a dozen Yetties album's to listen to.
First song I learnt was 'The Blackbirds Nest' cause i could get away with saying bugger at home and not getting a clip round the ear, that led me. Funnily I still songs from those albums 34 years on, althogh I tend to leave the 'blackbird' to the pub sessions after Morris stands.
Were they traditional? Yes or no? I think they were. They got me listing to folk song which may well of passed me by in the heady days of Glam Rock. Although I have to say, when they dropped 'happy and so gay' lyric in the song out in the green fields I fealt they had sold out to the PC brigade....!
Oh by the way All Round my Hat led me down the folk rock path.