Then: the Beatles, the Byrds till Gene Clark left, then loads of individual songs/recordings by anyone who caught my ear, till I discovered Crowded House and fell in love with their stuff.
Now: Cupola are brilliant! I recommended them to my home town folk club after seeing them and getting their CD at a festival 2 or 3 yrs ago, but as often happens they ignored me (sulk) but now I see Cupola are linked with Lucy Ward, so local fc even less likely to afford them now.. Shame. That'd be a great night!