I've kept in touch with Pete over all the years he's been back teaching full-time, trying to persuade him to do the odd gig, but he's just so self-effacing and it was the pressure of touring and being apart from his family that made him relinquish the road, back in the early '80s. This was after the brilliant "Awkward Age" album was starting to break big - he kinda did a Shelagh McDonald and turned his back - but at least we knew where he was! (unlike Shelagh)
Then about 3 years back at Chorley Festival he just turned up in a Singaround I was running and I've been back to active nagging ever since! The results can be seen at the Bothy tomorrow night. The voice and guitar (and the teeth and most of the hair) are all intact!
A night to remember, I feel, is on the cards.