Thanks very much everyone for your references. I will endevour to look into them. Kind offers of lending books and personal contacts are great, but I think I'll try to get started with what you've given me here first. If I want to go further down any road....I'll be in touch!

If anyone hears of performances of any of the above mentioned, or knows where they hang out, feel free to email me and I'll try to get to see them. (the living ones - obviously!) fayhield@hotmail.com

Nice to see so many familiar faces in here, even if you do have strange names - Arbuthnot - whats that all about then?