Salford I believe, Tim.

Boy, was I amazed when I absolutely could NOT find a copy of his book shortly after it was published. I'm not talking about cosmopolitan Toronto (pop. almost 5 million) but LONDON fer Gawd's sake! I was on tour at the time, and visited at least a dozen book stores with no luck. The most amazing thing to me was that NOT ONE salesperson or store owner had even HEARD of the man. I figured I'd get a copy when I got to Edinburgh or Glasgow though. Not a chance. Same thing. He, and apparently his amazing life and accomplishments were completely invisible to all but the most dedicated (and rapidly ageing) folkies. Yes, some had heard of his daughter, the semi-pop-star, but Ewan, nope.

I DID get my copy eventually, direct from Peggy, but I was truly amazed at how few people were aware of the man.

It hasn't changed over the last few years, as I just discovered.....I've recently read FOUR obituaries of Joan Littlewood, and not ONE mention of MacColl!!

Holy cow, what a small world our little folkie 'thing' is.

Cheers

Rick