Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	Lecturer
Location	Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Introduction	I am a musician/historian/lecturer from North Yorkshire. My interest in the books of Arthur Ransome go back to my childhood. I have contributed articles to 'Mixed Moss' (the journal of The Arthur Ransome Society) and am particularly interested in Ransome's time in Russia, as well as Ransome's relationship with the Lake District.
Interests	Socialism, history, music
Favorite movies	Pride & Prejudice, Withnail & I, Swallows & Amazons, Lord of the Rings, The Searchers,
Favorite music	Ian McNabb, The Icicle Works, Fairport Convention, Ralph McTell, Richard Thompson, Bob Dylan, All About Eve
Favorite books	Arthur Ransome books, Capital, The Benn Diaries, Reginald Hill, Tokien, etc.

What reason do you have to believe the earth is flat?

I once fell off the edge.