The Second Revival, as we sometimes call it, was quite a phenomenom. I guess some people feel it destroyed any concensus of what a 'Folk Song' might be with a tsunami, or maybe just a big wave, of neo-pop songs, singer-songwriters, Americana and singing comedians.

But the folk clubs really did bring something or other of old songs and tunes to a much wider public then the collectors of the First Revival - although clearly that legacy was central to the Second Revival.

So what is the legacy of the Second Revival? Quite a bit I think - not least thousands and thousands of people who sang, played, danced, mummered and son on and thousands and thousands of songs and tunes etc.

Thanks you Folk Clubs