Mike Harding visit

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Some of us will remember Mike Harding for the comedy series he did on BBC, many years ago now. What they may not know that Mike is also a wonderful story-teller and a multi instrumentalist.

He and his wife Pat recently came to visit us in Hexham.  From our days in the early folk clubs, I’ve known Mike for nearly sixty years.  He’s the same knowledgeable and interesting person he always was, and every bit as sharp as ever.

While he was here, I checked and did a little work on the frets of his Sobell mandolin, now four years old, and also adjusted the truss-rod on his Collins mandolin.  Both played better afterwards.

Mike played me a couple of tunes on his Sobell, and I loved both the tunes and Mike’s playing.

I love his jumper.