The songs that matter most to Judy Collins from her 60-year career

Judy Collins is 80, and still touring. As she gets ready to return to Ireland, she tells Ellie O’Byrne about the songs that have mattered most in her incredible 60-year career.

Judy Collins, who turned 80 last May, first emerged on the folk scene in the US at the age of 20; since then, she’s been positioned at the epicentre of US folk, with several notable crossovers into mainstream chart success.