Sorry Dick but it’s a style or a set of styles. Tunes have no words so that kind of pisses on your chips.

You’ll note that neither Steve Roud nor I have trousers up to our tits just yet. Probably because neither of us get hung up on it. He is a learned scholar in the field and I’m just an amateur hobby level researcher into the epidemiology of song.

I’ll stick with what people who don’t let ignorance and personal use of precious words get in the way. Out of interest, whenever I’ve seen you play I have enjoyed the noise it makes. I’ve even borrowed an arrangement of yours on a song. But you do come out with some daft comments on Mudcat. A pity really.

Dave. I retired fully last September. Far more free to make excuses to get around a few more places. Mind you, since retiring I’ve spent time in Thailand and am presently in Canada. I tell the kids I’m spending their inheritance.....