Bernard

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Gender	Male
Occupation	Retired
Location	The Chilterns, England
Introduction	A retired Mechanical Engineer living on the edge of the beautiful Chilterns, with an interest in things Musical. An Organ Grinder, without a real Monkey;.. but I do have a large collection of old sheet music which I enjoy playing and if possible arranging some of it for my little home-built, 26 note organ.
Interests	Street Organs, Model Engineering, Clocks, Mechanical Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Carousels, Steam Rallies, Humour
Favorite Movies	The Red Balloon, Life of Brian, Battle of Britain, Carry On Films, Dad's Army
Favorite Music	Street Organ, Fair Organ, 1920's Dance Bands, Joni Mitchell, big band, Early British Jazz, Gilbert & Sullivan, Joe Lamb, Ragtime by Scot Joplin.Traditional Jazz, Elsie Carlisle, Jessie Mathews, Deanna Durbin, Gracie Fields, Vera Lynn, Ruby Murray, Anne Shelton, Evelyn Laye, Benny Goodman, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams
Favorite Books	Aesop's Fables, Beowulf, The Silmarillion, Under Milkwood, The Lord of the Rings, Uncle Remus, John Betjeman, Peter Tinniswood, E.F.Benson