According to the biographical details in the book: "Jacqueline McDonald and Bridie O'Donnell began singing together five years ago, and shortly afterwards gave up teaching to sing in America and Canada..." The book is dated 1969, so they were together from 1964. Although I live in Wigan now, I'm a Scouser born and bred, and well remember their folk club and the folk scene in Liverpool in the second half of the Sixties. I've never heard of either of them singing with anyone else before teaming up together. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has earlier knowledge.

Joan