Well played mooman and ralphie! I'm a newcomer to the catcaff, (and recently reformed luddite!)but I've known Harry Robbo's songs, and the man himself, since I was a bearded youth aspiring to be a folksinger. He was a rare man. And I'm singing the praises for the mudcat .just love the exchanges! There's a book by another Robertson, a doctor,"Of whales and men", about southern ocean whaling in the '50's which dovetails brilliantly with Harry's work sail on regards,Davo