Folk influence

[becca]

Hey ya'll. I haven't been on here in ages! Anyway, I've been delving deeply into many sounds from the '60s and getting a larger picture of the sonic world FM were operating in. I'm wondering how much an influence the Folk guitarists and folk-rock groups of the scene had in luring the Mac members from the straight blues starting around Albatross/And Then Play On? Did Peter, Danny, Jeremy or John listen much to Jansch, Renbourn, Davy Graham, Richard Thompson, Marc Bolan (pre-glam), or Danny Thompson? Were they on bills together much? My admiration keeps on growing for the work of all four, it really stands up overall along with guys like Al Kooper and Steve Howe. Not sure if a folk influence has been documented at all so perhaps I'm just halicinating when I am thinking of something by a Mac guitar player when listening to some of the other stuff.