Never felt bold enough to inquire after Nic; good to know that he's "just fine". The last live experience I had of Nic 's talent was in Hexham folk club 'way back in the late sixties. We used to do some goodnatured sparring re. the works of Rabbie Burns [I was m.c. at the time]. I clearly remember being charmed by "Barbara Allen", "Little Musgrave" and --surprise--"the Lochmaben Harper".