Ah - Nick of "Nick & Dick" (Richard Durrant) fame! Two amazing musicians from my neck of the woods. Nick's a superb violin player and all-rounder - and Richard a fantastic classical guitarist who also indulges in the Gentle Art of Looping.

Their joint album - recorded live some years ago now in pubs all around Brighton - is superb. At the climax of one of the most wonderful tracks recorded ina riverside pub around midnight, Nick fell drunk into the river Adur (so Richard told me). Luckily he hopped out none the worse for a ducking...