I did ask Anni about the state of the book a month or two ago. (Dave asked me if I was interested in doing some of the transcriptions at the Memorial Day in Nov 2001, as they were already behind schedule then, but although I had the time then nothing more was heard). Anni told me the transcriptions were all done and the book ready to be published, so I should expect it soon. (The Old And New Tradition website has no information on it, but still shows their old address so may not have been updated recently).

In the meantime, here are the words to Old London City from Rod's CD Here's To Friends - buy a copy (As well as Rod's singing it has excellent guitar work too).

Mick

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OLD LONDON CITY
(Rod Shearman)

Back through time my thoughts go stealing
Where memory can never tread -
Ancient people found a homeland
And a place to rest their heads.

Chorus:
I still love old London city,
Every road and every street.
I still love old London city
And that love it is complete.

See those buildings tall and stately
Luxury that's fit for kings.
She's got slums still sprawling greatly
Where people lack the finer things.

Feel the pulse of history beating
Where Dickens trod, Wat Tyler died.
Mosely's men with war-drum beating
On her streets he was defied.

Feel the pain of war receding,
A new-born city to arise.
Bomb sites cleared and work proceeding,
Buildings rising to the skies.

I wander through her streets and byways
Where petrol fumes pollute the air.
But her ways are ever my ways,
What other city could compare?

Town of pain or joy or sorrow,
Town of working people's dreams,
Town of bright sunshine tomorrow
Home to Pearly Kings and Queens.

Cockney banter fills my senses,
Irish blarney fills my ears,
Many folk and many races
Gave her something through the years.

Source: Rod Shearman CD Here's To Friends