Thanks to MB as well. I first met Ian at Chippenham Folk Festival, and then variously at Whitby, and he always had a chat with myself and Marian Button ... until going to Whitby for the first time , and seeing him in the final parade,I had not realised he played the pipes, although I have a photo of him in full regalia on that occasion now. I'd merely met him at various singarounds before that , where he would assiduously produce his sheaf of papers, start a song, and then on forgetting his words, apologise profusely and refer to his sheets. He would always finish his song by hook or by crook. We had noticed his absence last year at Whitby, and heard about his passing through the first issue of the Wailer when we arrived this year. As said above a gentleman in the truest senses of the word.