“It was always such a pleasure to be in Royston’s company. Royston Wood was one of the loveliest people there’s ever been. He was just a real treasure of a man. He was so funny and so grave at the same time. He had a wonderful dignity and gravity, and a lovely voice. He was just sweetness personified really. I think everybody truly loved Royston – you couldn’t do anything but.” [3]

Shirley Collins (* 1935) - English folk revivalist, folk singer and ethnomusicologist

"Royston will be remembered for his glorious voice, and for his sense of humor. At a time when the folk revival in England was rather solemn and sanctimonious, Royston and the Young Tradition showed audiences that the primary purpose of the music was entertainment, that traditional songs were meant to be enjoyed, and not enshrined." [2]

Heather Wood (1945 - 2024) - Royston’s bandmate in the English folk trio The Young Tradition and, later, in the duo No Relation

“Royston Wood was a wonderful musician-singer-song-writer and, like so many people who were brought up during our era, we all learned to have RESPECT for ALL music of enduring value. He was a real scholar and never but loved sharing what he knew. Royston was NOT a snob or limited by the bad taste of the business tycoons who ran the music world into near oblivion. That’s because people like them were apparently never aware of everything that music has offered all of us since the beginning of time. As a result of the horrors of dealing with the record executives and assorted know-nothings, a lot of the finest artists withered on the vine. Royston always understood this part of the world, but didn’t ever let it destroy him. He and his various ensembles and bands always performed with zest and joy and made it FUN to be around.” [4]

David Amram (* 1930) - American composer, conductor, arranger, hornist and pianist