Just before we walked into a venue in Caister, armed with our axes Nick's said, "listen to this, this'll scare them"..... on arrival he said "We're the band tonight, where do we set up?!" The bemused young girl behind the bar said she didn't know they had a band on a Wednesday and she'd have to go and check - she came back with "apparently, there isn't a band booked, Sir" to which Strutt replied "There is now!" We played a few tunes, obviously with him pushing me on the Fiddle more than himself, and after a song or two from him we had a good audience. He played a few numbers accompanying other people singing various songs and his playing was, of course, first class.
Many good occasions stay with you, but most that stay with me, involve Nick, and will I Never forget them. He was my mentor initially, and best friend after. I am lost without him.

Joe The Bow