Back to praising traddies. People who have given me years of enjoyment and inspiration, some only through recordings and some through playing with them over the years:

William Pint
Gabriel Yacoub
Martin Carthy
Jamie McMenemy
Alan Stivell
Anna Clemenger
Denny Hall
Mike Saunders
Tim Hart
Olov Johanson
Pierre Imbert
Scott Marckx
Danny Carnahan
Tania Opland
Maddy Prior
Bob Kotta
Eliza Carthy

and many more that aren't springing to mind right now.