Since this thread has been made available via his own message site, I'll just go on here and give Congratulations, greetings and all-the-best wishes to the Dave Swarbrick I met many years ago...I remember a wild hillside with tall grass, and Dave showing George and me how to skeet-shoot. He'd hold the gun right against his ear, then complain that he was losing his hearing and couldn't understand why. We were staying at Lorna's house, as I was doing a gig at their club. I never saw him again but never lost that memory- like a snapshot, or a bright moment of a happy time.   Joy and blessings, Jean Ritchie