I bought a copy of Marrowbones in about 1977 when I was first getting interested in folk traditions and it has always gone with me to various houses and stages of my life. It was only when I had been playing in the Bampton Barn Dance Band with Frank for a few years and was chatting to him about his name (Purse low he liked to say) and then looking at my books a few days later that I connected him with the book! I got him to sign it at the next gig and he told me that he was disappointed at the notes with the songs. I am so pleased that the republication was to his liking.

Frank was a bit scary in the band sometimes if I made a mistake, but I didn't next time!

It was moving to be at Bampton last monday and to see so many people that he had helped into the world of music.