The first time I met the British dialect was when I went to the UK as an exchange student three years ago. And, at the time I spent my time in Preston, Lancashire, as an exchange student.

What a life! – said the wayver o’ Wellbrook. Yo – you Heawnds – hounds Dee – die Heawse – house Is mooar to the likins o’ me – is more to my taste Pickers ...

If there is one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality of the current English folk revival, it’s Eliza Carthy MBE.