"I used to go anywhere to see Peggy and Ewan. The shorter stuff is still fine - particularly given Peggy's great accompaniments. But the ballads - I dunno, but I miss the charisma that his physical presence addded.

Anybody else feel like that?"

Sort of, Al. The thing about Ewan was that he wasn't just a performer but also an "ideas man" (I think that he once described himself as such). Thus if you admired his artistry you also got, as part of the 'package', the opportunity to share his excitement in all of his ideas about art, music, drama, history, tradition, politics etc., etc. This, for me at least, was a heady brew. Again, for me, his performances of the traditional ballads were central to his appeal as an artist. Much as I am grateful that recordings of his singing exist and are available, they can, of course, never replace his live performances.