I have just returned from a massive festival here in Germany in Rothenburg on the Tauber. Many thousands of people filled the town, but the reason I was there was to meet Jim McClean and an old sparring partner Nigel Denver, Jim, Gentleman and great songwriter that he is enjoyed the week-end immensly, especially when I sang new songs Nigel didn't know, when Nigel would put the guitar down and just listen.
Those who know the English and Scottish folk scene from it's early days will remember Nigel as a great folk entertainer, very few remember the Troubador in London, where Jim and Nigel, together with Martin Carthy gave a start to Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and many others.
Photos from these days can still be found on Google, sorry to ramble on so, my point is as we found over the last two days, if you don't know it, don't try and play it, if you have an idea, play first as a backgroung, and then join in, we had a ball.