I interviewed Susie Stockton-Link and Dave Newall of the wonderfully stunning Village Quire, based in Glasbury-on-Wye, for Folkwales On-line Magazine (www.folwales.org.uk). Susie, a native of Cheshire, has emigrated to Builth Wells in Powys, and has led a very full folk life. She has decided to write a book-biog, but has forgotten all the good bits!

Can you help Susie refresh her memory? Here (with her permission) is her email:

"As I am about to have some enforced leisure time - a new knee within the month - now might be an ideal time to begin trying to put together my autobiography. I've been thinking about this for a while - it could take a long time.

"My kids ask me what I did - and now and again, some folk friend says "Do you remember when...?" and I don't! There are whole chunks that I don't recall, or that I can only remember snippets of. I need the gaps filling in. And this could be at festivals and clubs from Inverness to Cornwall, from the west coat of Eire to Norfolk - and the N.E. U.S.A as well. My ruddy memory is weird. I don't forget faces and I NEVER forget a tune - but lyrics, names and WHEN... hopeless. Maybe it's because I did so much in that period. There are HUGE chunks missing.

"If Mudcatters and their friends could help me out, I'd be really grateful. Anything - and put a date - a year! - on any recollections, I can put them in some sort of chronological order and try to make a narrative of them. But I'll have to do it now.
I've lost so many good friends, close friends who would have remembered so much more in the last 15 years and it is - inevitably -escalating.

"And pull no punches - if I was a pratt, say so!

"I was Susie Stockton till 1987. From then on, add " -Link" - it's too much hassle to change it back.

"I've also got LOADS of photos in the attic - I know what year and even what festival, on occasion, because of the way I filed them, but who the hell half of them are... I recognise the faces instantly, but not their bloody names!

"I need someone who was on the scene at the same time to sit down with me and go through them - and this time, write their names on the back. If there's anyone out there with a couple of days to spare...

"1968 I started going to folk clubs in Cheshire - the Unicorn in Altrincham, the Durham Ox in Congleton, the Wellgreen in Hale, the Bulls Head in Hale Barns, the Malt Shovels in Altrincham...Sang with Whistlers Mother and the Jovial Crew... Went about the area's clubs; a lot to do with the Union Folk; and then ran the club at the Malt when they packed in. And on from there, all over the place - clubs, festivals, agent, Cheshire Cat Flyer, PERFORM etc.

"1990ish I ceased doing backstage for Fairport - James was a toddler. Life intervened - a breadwinner, with small boys and a very full time job...

Some recollections might possibly cause some distant marital discord [though it was donkey's years ago]. I can be contacted direct on email or messaged through Facebook and wouldn't dream of divulging state secrets.

"I NEVER 'kissed and told' and I'm not about to start now!

Do help!