that arch finger-in-earer, Ewan MacColl.

A point of pedantry here, MacColl didn't put his finger in his ear so much as cup his ear after the example the Muezzin whose melismatic influence he absorbed into his own singing to great effect, encouraging others to do likewise.

Otherwise, spiffing stuff, Jim - thanks for posting it; my heart is likewise warmed as I'm sure others will be too.