Mine was my neighbour. She and her brothers used to sing Irish songs at parties at her house (she was teaching me, unsuccessfully, to play guitar so I got invited along, and I just loved the whole thing, I was about 15 at the time. Then she started playing me Steeleye and Pentangle, and it sort of went on from there. When I was 18 I sort out my local folk club and never looked back. I love all kinds of music, but the camaraderie and good laughs that folk singing has brought me is something that I treasure the most. Thank you Maureen McConnachie.