Hi all -

I check in every year or so at this page, and was surprised to read of Spida’s heart attack in August 2017, as I had actually managed to track him down briefly in October 2017 via Facebook, and he sounded fine, at least “on screen”. He told me that he’s living in Belfast now, after spells in Spain, Holland and New York, gigging in Ireland and a bit in Scotland. Says he’s still writing and recording. I definitely had a secondary motive for tracking him down, i was trying to get the lyrics to his amazing song “To the Brim” which him and Graham used to finish sets with back in the early ’80’s. Just one of the loveliest tunes I’ve ever heard, and I still remember the melody and chords etc to this day. He told me he remembers it, but when I wrote a follow up message begging him for the lyrics, I didn’t hear back. And i’m not on FB any more, but if Martin or Graham are ever on here, I wish you both the very best . .   Malcolm