Hamish Henderson said in a review of the Greig/Duncan Folk Song Collection Vol 1 that Arthur Ago had “acted as energiser and catalyst in the good cause of restoring North-East folk-song to the folk – and particularly to the young”.
As an Aberdeen 1960 cub newspaper reporter Arthur wrote a series of articles about meeting US collector Ken Goldstein, and as a descendant of Gavin Greig he caught the collecting bug. He began to organise song events, to support and encourage young performers, and be a great influence on the development of the Scottish Folk Revival of the 1960s.

Arthur naturally began to record old songs at home, recording his own father, John Argo.
WILD ROVER
A version of this very widely known song of the homecomer who pretends poverty became a staple of the 1960s Folk Revival.
BINNORIE
The ballad aka the Twa Sisters, so widely known here and in the USA.

THE STEWARTS OF FETTERANGUS
LUCY STEWART OF FETTERANGUS
The song Plooman Laddies was recorded by Arthur Argo from Lucy Stewart, and her version of the song is now sung throughout Scotland.
Caller Herrin [with Elizabeth Stewart on piano] SA 1960.249.B4 80220 [0.46]
Usually a slow dramatic air and song about Forth fishwives, but here given vigorous diddling life.
ELIZABETH AND JANE STEWART
Come Aa Ye Fisher Lassies SA1960/249 [2.17]
Written by Ewan Macoll for the Radio Ballad ‘Singing The Fishing’, to the tune ‘The Hill of Bennachie’ as played in syncopated style on piano by Elizabeth. One of MacColl’s very few songs in dialect.
She’s Got Eyes of Blue SA1960/249 [1.25]
This recording was played at the launch of the booklet Arthur Argo Collects 1960 and received a round of applause, rather to the embarrassment of Elizabeth. The booklet was published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberdeen Folk Club, founded by Arthur.