Dick, you old charmer you!

Boy, the creeping thread here has really got my wheels turning.

Frank mentioned Derrol Adams, and my first thought was "There's a name that I've seen so many times, but I barely know what he sounds like". A song that Sing Out printed and re-printed again and again was Portland Town, with Adams listed as composer. I guess he has lived in Europe for many years, but I don't know whether he actually played "professionally" or whether music was a sideline.
A few years back I bought an album from a discount bin called "Karel Bogard" "Blues From Across The Border". It had a striking cover - a group of (what appeared to be) European buskers, and a small much older man with an open back banjo. The music was bizarre to say the least. American traditional blues sung by folks with very thick German and French accents: "Zay gall it Starmmy Moandayy"! The last cut on the album was a simple little rythmic "drop thumb" banjo instrumental, with the credit: D. Adams. Still would like to hear him sing sometime. ('specially Portland Town)

Rick