Mary,

Thanks for the info - the impression I got from the piece I read was that there was a new Northampton Harmony record on the way. Any info?

I shall certainly try and hunt out "The Hookes' Regular Sing" but living in England it may well prove very difficult to find.

I've never heard of Tony Trishka. Is the record worth investigating?

JAB,

Interested by what you mean by 'too modal' I half understand what you're saying, but in strict terms a massive percentage of all songs are 'modal' albeit in the Ionian mode (i.e. the standard major scale)or the Aeolian (natural minor). I've come across this idea of 'modal' music as something more specific a few times and am curious to know what it means to you and the others who use the term this way. Do you mean Dorian stuff?

Thanks

Clare