jack hudson has been such a powerful influence round here. he had popularised many of the songs that you hear in the clubs. Guy Clarks songs (particularly LA Freeway and Dublin Blues) and Kate Wolf's Across the great divide.

Also jack's own song She Likes to Go Walking has at least five people going round singing it.


Otherwise you hear a lot of damien rice, dylan, kate rusby soundalikes.

the traddy clubs have their own list, but they seem to like a local connection - Emperor of rome (the one about the pigeon) and Richrd Thompson's Beeswing and of course Hey Up Me Duck