Hi Sandra - nicknames are still all the go here on Stewart Island. "Compo" is an engineer by trade, his massive lathe is still in Bluff, waiting for him to build a big enough shed here to house it in. He's heading over to Sydney in a few weeks, so I'll see if he can pick up the CD for me.

Hi Akenaton - Since the McCalmans are a Scots group, I imagine the Ballina in their song was named after one of the Ballina's in Ireland. I've come across that whaleship name several times. Try the McCalamans Website they have lyrics for many of their songs. If you can't find it there, their is an e-mail address, so you could try them direct.

Must off to work - Cheers - Sam