I remember a lovely story of Two Way Family Favourites on the radio when Ed Stewart fronted it. He announced he had a request from a lady in new Zealand for her sister Bessie in Blackburn. She wanted to say hello to her sister in New Zealand by having The Houghton Weavers singing The Blackpool Belle. The New Zealand presenter made much of how wonderful The Houghton Weavers were, and what big stars, but Ed Stewart, in our own country, had never heard of us! That shows you, as Pam says, how far songs travel.

McKee notes that although Norman Prince has forged a new career for himself these days, he seems really animated talking about the folk scene and wonders if he is enjoying this conversation as much as he appears to be.

People ask me if I miss the singing and I can honestly say I don’t. I love doing nine or ten shows a year with The Fivepenny Piece and those shows are like a breath of fresh air. However, I fronted a folk group for more than twenty years and needed a new challenge. You probably don’t realise it Pam, but I’m a talker, I’m a "patter man". I love talking and enthusing and swapping stories.

My mum used to write poetry for her own fun and she wrote one called Life Is made Of Memories, a phrase she put on my dad’s headstone. She always said, remember what you are doing today so you can relive it today and the day afterwards. All we have done today is talk, but because we are sharing memories, we are all enjoying it so much.

Ever the cynic, Warwick wonders, though, whether we are shaping these memories and painting them rose-coloured. He recalls less idyllic folk club days of the in fighting between traditional and contemporary for instance. Mr. Prince remains unmoved but acknowledges the universal truth illustrated by another of Warwick’s selective memories. Warwick recalls clubs that didn’t welcome acts who wrote their own material, and remembers one night when a middle aged couple sat front row, centre stage in the arms-folded "impress me" pose dreaded by all club acts.

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