"Maybe as a compromise you could persuade him to bring his mate Steve along, and they could perform as a duo"

Trouble is, that way you get 90% Steve Knightley-written songs. Much as I like Show of Hands and Steve Knightley songs, Phil solo and the Phil Beer Band provide a rather more varied musical diet. Fortunately I believe Mr Knightley has another solo musical engagement of his own that weekend.

All to do with my having first bumped into Downes & Beer, and then Zorn, Downes & Beer at the Raven Folk Club back in the early 1980s. Back in those days all I knew of Steve Knightley was his writing credit on a number of the songs. Which reminds me, Phil STILL hasn't finished producing the Downes & Beer Live @ Nettlebed album from October 1995. That was a VERY good night.