 An avuncular figure in the revival and associate of Ewan MacColl, Albert Lancaster "Bert" Lloyd was notable for the help he gave to younger singers in acquiring repertoire, notably Martin Carthy and Fairport Convention (who even considered inviting him to join them at one stage). He claimed to have worked with sheep in Australia, and catching whales in the Antarctic, but he was principally a great publiciser and populariser of folk music. Many of his songs were virtually completely new compositions based loosely on traditional sources, and in this form they have now become standard folk club repertoire. Despite a tendency to wander offkey, his singing was notable for its technical sophistication, for instance while he seemed to be smiling as he sang, he was actually accentuating the upper frequencies of his voice to add more cutting power (try it!). He sang Abe Carman on the Transports album, and The Shoals of Herring on MacColl's Radio Ballad, Singing the Fishing. He produced Peter's album, The Fox Jumps Over The Parsons' Gate.
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