Hi,Boab,
North East England indeed was and is a hotbed of Folk and writers.
Yes I remember Benny and I occasionally see Jinm Sharp - great and distinctive performers.
If I could refer you to the earlier : TheBigPinkLad 02 Mar 04 - 06:35 PM.
I walked out on to a stage at Heppburn and had the same feeling - the audience was made up entirely of more talented musicians and singers than I was:- the Doonans , Hedgehog Pie etc.jeez what a baptism of fire that was.
Perhaps you/we should start a new thread on N.East singers,
musicians and writers, but,
to stay true to this thread I`m sure Les Barker can claim copyright to the phrase a "Wit of a Banker".
3rd member - was it Nic someone - I`m ashamed I can't
remember , he was a bloody decent bloke an'all.