I've just tried singing Scowie's poem to the tune of Jim the Carter Lad (minus chorus)which worked, except I kept hearing and seeing Johnny singing Jim the Carter Lad...

We were so privileged at Herga to have Johnny singing with us since the mid 1970s. When we were at the Royal Oak his bass harmonies came resonating through the floorboards.

As MCP said in an earlier post, he graciously contributed harmonies to our CD, just for the fun of it. When I was booked at Maidenhead folk club in December 2000 he came out from Pinner to hear and support me, even though the weather was so bad that the person who'd booked me didn't get there.

We missed him dreadfully last night and will go on missing him.

Kitty