Good wishes to Norma though I'll be keeping very well clear as I've no wish to catch it.

Of course the Watersons (both before and after the arrival of Carthy) were tremendously important in the revival but just to list contemporaries who influenced you way back then is pointless. Everyone Richard Bridge named is worthy of acclaim (though Jean Ritchie surely counts as traditional, as would Hedy West and probably Peggy Seeger too).

It also depends on your own progress around the countryside. If I cite The High Level Ranters, Lou Killen, Bob Davenport & The Rakes, Swarb & Martin, The Young Tradition, JKP, Pete Coe, Bob Pegg and The Clash you could trace my itinerary up to the mid 70s. If you wanted to.