Ilsa St Clair is one of the most popular folk singers and TV presenters of the last 50 years.

The Scottish born singer rose to fame in Aberdeen when she was just 10 at the town’s folk club and found herself on stage and screen by the time she was 12, before going on to record a number of highly acclaimed albums as well as presenting such shows as The Generation Game.

Last year included one of the biggest moments of her career when she sang at the 90th anniversary of the battle of Passchendale in World War One while the Queen lay wreaths at the memorial, with many of the songs forming the inspiration for a new album of remembrance tunes she is recording.

“I sang at the 90th anniversary to commemorate the battle of Passchendale and it was marvellous, one of the highlights of my career,” she said.

“We went back and sang in a church in Passchendale and sang the Road to Passchendale which was a really extraordinary and moving experience.

“So we are recording that and a number of other remembrance songs.

“I think we will do one or two of them in Croydon but we have got a repertoire of many years so there will be lots of different songs.”

As well as being a regular in the folk world, St Clair also appeared on television many times, mostly presenting children’s TV shows or folk shows, but it was her time as co-host of the Generation Game with Larry Grayson from 1978 to 1982 that really brought her to prominence.

“Although people remember the Generation Game, when I hosted it it wasn’t with Bruce Forsyth or Jim Davidson, which are the ones most people remember,” she said.

“It is 27 years since I finished doing it so I think only those in their 30s remember me from that.”

With other game shows from the past making comebacks recently, St Clair sees no reason why the same cannot happen with the Generation Game.

“It was fun in its way and it is a real simple form of enjoyment,” she said.

“When I did it, it was for prizes like cuddly toys, not the expensive stuff you got later on.

“It is good wholesome family entertainment and there’s always a need for that.”

Isla St Clair, Croydon Folk Song Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, 8pm, £10 / £8.50. Call 020 8660 5919 or visit croydonfolksongclub.org.uk.