Coming back to the idea mooted at the beginning of this thread.....

I have just received in the post today a review copy of

"REEK ROON A CAMP FIRE
A Collection of Ancient Tales"
by STANLEY ROBERTSON
published by Birlinn ISBN 9 781841 587950
£9.95

www.birlinn.co.uk

One of the book's dedications is To Samuel Lee, the great singer from London.

Now, obviously this is because of Sam's great respect for and friendship towards Stanley but I believe it is also because of something that Stanley told me when he was down here at the end of last year. He told me that one of the consequences of Sam's frequent visits to Aberdeen and the enthusiasm that Sam showed for Stanley and his songs and stories engendered a renewed interest in the material amongst some of Stanley's immediate family who had been tending to drift away from their culture.

Clearly the master/apprentice relationship has a symbiotic nature.