Ahem, Little Hawk: Standing in the Rath is a track on the seminal Cara CD "Asleep Behind the Settee" - a waltz written by good friend Mike Ryan. Its title was translated from the English by jOhn in Hull on occasion of its inclusion in the Mudcat auction where it languishes, shall we say, untroubled by the excesses of frantic bidding.

The original (and still preferred) title reflects the fact that it came to Mike whilst he was contemplating things ancestral in a fairy ring, (or rath) close to the house where both Skipjack and I had the pleasure of residing for a brief week during happier times in the late summer - the late summer of the recording.

Standing in the bath does give male people an opportunity to de-cheese the helmet region and prevent balinitis, hence Skip's timely hygiene advice. He is the latter day equivalent of the wartime ministry for information.

Three cheers for Skip!