Thank you all so much for your support. The fact is, I can not play Folk guitar like I used to do. My hands and wrists are a bit painful, and years of woodworking and carving have taken their toll. I'm OK for the blues gigs (i.e. with a plectrum playing lead guitar-lots of fun!) but all the old guitar tunings and Jigs and Reels demand a lot from my right hand and the fingers are a bit bent now. However I can still give a good accompaniment in ordinary tuning and my wife says my voice is a lot deeper and mellow. (I'd like to think that was true!) I must admit I am very tempted to do a couple of gigs again. No false modesty I am genuinely surprised that people remember me, and are still interested. Nic Caffrey will have all my recordings this coming Sunday and has agreed to make copies. My Blues Show is available on line at www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire I'm on air between 8-05pm to 9pm every Sunday, and you can ring me on the station number 01254-583583 if you want to contact me. By the way I don't own a copy of'A Poor Mans Gift', I've got a few of Mark Upon the Earth' left.
Thank you all so much.
best wishes
Nick