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They made two albums Folk Songs Of Olde England Volumes 1 and 2 that were seminal works and spurred many a young singer (including myself) to learn and sing the songs. I still do a version of Lish Young Buy A Broom that I learned from them. So The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Electric Proms concert last night in , London, was a real treat for me because, for the first time in lord knows how many eons Tim and Maddy were on stage together singing as though the years had melted away.

It was almost fifteen years since Tim had sung in public and twice that since he had worked with Maddy ­as a duo yet you wouldn''t have known it. The voices and the harmonies were as fresh and electric as ever. Tim's living out in the Canary Islands now, on one of the smaller, less touristy isles so the trip back to London was a one-off affair. I'd love to hear them singing together again.

The rest of the night was every bit as good - more about that in my next blog on Monday. In the meantime, you can see a half hour programme of highlights from the show on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four tonight from 10.30pm. You can also find extended coverage via the red button on your TV and on my programme next Wednesday.