Wotcher, Guy! Thanks for kicking this one off - all good stuff to know.

With the Ranters, Johnny Handle did mostly traditional stuff, but given your wider ranging taste, you should try to catch him when he cuts loose and starts into jazz/blues piano.

BTW, among their terrific discography, the Ranters have one utter turkey to their name. I think it might have been the one called "Keep your feet still Geordie hinnie" - it's one that includes some brass in the line-up, anyway. Just incredibly bad.

Thread creep: Bagpuss, did you ever see my query about a pub in Hebden Bridge that has story-telling sessions?