Despite being quite a big fan of Ewan (I have six albums), I don't rate "The First Time.." too highly. I think it's honest and heartfelt but not that good. I think "Dirty Old Town" is his best and will be the most enduring. Thoughts?

Was E & P's first son Hamish? If so, saw him on tv recently (17 March 2002, Tara tv of fond memory) backing Christy Moore. Can't be bad.

This one is sensitive, but here goes anyway. The Scottish singer I mentioned earlier told me recently that Kirsty "cut Peggy off from the royalties that she was morally, if not legally, entitled to - this caused Peggy some 'financial embassassment' ". This was just days after Kirsty's extremely sad accident. ??