to be honest - i think maybe you can see his influence more in England - where he was totally unique, and where he spent a fair bit of time.

his in your face kind of presenting a song, concentrating your attention on the words by telling little stories was adopted to great effect by Derek Brimstone. plus we had a guitarist of genius cled Gerry Lockran who seemed to have a style reminiscent of Josh.

these two were round folk clubs for much of the latter part of the sixties for about twenty years.

having said that i have written to stringsinger and would love to hear from Walt.
it would be nice if we could isolate some of the great qualities and trto understand the nature of it.

what i said earlier about that scooping strumming style. i just noticed that he often bookends with a smooth arepeggio. its this clever interplay of wildness with sophistication that makes him seem so urbane.