There seems to be a pattern, since Peter Green, with some difficulty, found some autonomy following the death of his very elderly father, and put some distance between his surviving relatives and himself.

He makes music with other musicians for a time, then he has to step back and be out of the public eye before he can resume.

There was a hiatus of a few years between the Nigel Watson/Splinter Group period, and the Peter Green and Friends tour. Then the P G & F appearances stopped, and five years of quiet and privacy followed.

Now, if the Facebook page is anything to go by, Mike Dodd and Peter Green are preparing to re-emerge. May as well keep expectations low and even, and watch what happens.