Dick,

I'm sorry if this response seems a bit off hand, but I'm extremely busy right now. However, I should explain that Musical Traditions is concerned with the tradition, not with the revival. What's more, the revival is something which I have very little interest in or contact with. To make things worse, I live on Merseyside, and very seldom get as far as the North East. Also, I have only met GM once, and I doubt he would remember me from Adam. I wonder how he would take it if a complete stranger rang him up to ask whether Peter Kennedy ripped him off ?

I have to say though, that if Kennedy really did publish eleven casettes of Graeme Miles, without seeking his permission, that would beggar belief.

Therefore, while I'm naturally concerned at any form of intellectual property theft, and I'd certainly like to get to the bottom of this one, I don't feel that I am best placed to take it on. Is there anyone else out there who could look into it ?

Having said all that, we don't of course know whether Kennedy did publish anything of GM's illegally. The facts that he did so in your case and in those of other people are no grounds for assuming that he did the same thing here.