I tried to post this yesterday, but the Cat server went down again and disconnected me halfway through, so let's see if it takes this time!

Yes the Songscapes book is still available, and not only is it worth every penny for the songs alone but also worth it all over again for the exceptionally fine photographs by Robin Dale. It's a treasure indeed, a real work of art, and anyone interested should snap up a copy while it's still in print. It has been said that Graeme's songs are among the finest written in the modern, living tradition - a statement with which I would heartily agree.

From my own experience of late, Graeme doesn't tend to "sing out" all that often nowadays, and from my recollection rarely ventures outside of his own area, so I'm most surprised to hear of him being sighted (and heard) in, say, Barnsley and Leeds.
Robin, on the other hand, often visits clubs outwith the north-east, and his singing is always justly well applauded (whether he sings Graeme Miles songs or contemporary classics by John Gorka or Bob Dylan). (Could it just be that sightings have been confused between the two gents, I wonder?)