“The Devil in Ohio” on Netflix (so-so, but some good performances) featured a wonderful piece of folk music that immediately grabbed my attention.

It has what sounds like difficult fingerpicking below lovely harmonies, and is both heartwarming and slightly menacing at the same. The overall effect is beautiful.

I discovered that it was “A’Soalin” by Peter, Paul & Mary, who have completely passed me by, other than “Puff the Magic Dragon”.

I’d love to hear a lot more from them, but Amazon has surprisingly few of their CDs, and some of those it does have are stupidly expensive. Do PP&M have any fans here, and if so, does anyone have any recommendations or favourite tracks/albums/compilations?

There’s a slightly grainy live version of “A’Soalin” here. As one of the YouTube comments says, imagine being able to sing and fingerpick luke this without having to look at your guitar…