"Back in the 60's in England there weren't too many old codgers around". You're quite right, McGrath, but there were some. You will remember the folk club we used to frequent in the 60's, the Heritage in Oxford, where we all used to happily bawl out the Nightingale( "and they kissed so sweet and comforting, as they clung to each other"). Quite an anthem in the English clubs at the time. Well, what was interesting is that Aubrey Cantwell, the guy that song was collected from, was at the time living not ten miles from the pub we had the folk club in. And Aubrey used to sing it in his pub at home. Interesting parallel universe. Not quite sure what the connection is to this thread(none, I think),,,but intriguing huh? And I was interested, because I went out to Standlake and recorded him singing it. A treasured possession, that tape.