Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

The tune of "Tom Bowling" forms part of the medley of English sea-songs customarily played on the Last Night of the Proms. Mr Verdant Green, eponymous hero of the novel by Cuthbert Bede, learns to row and 'feathers his oars with skill and dexterity' (Part II Chapter VI), borrowing a line from Dibdin's song "The Jolly Young Waterman."

copied from wikipedia

[antongould]

Fantasia on British Sea Songs? Sir Henry....?

[antongould]

Well done Mercia you are up earlier than usual.....

[mercia]

Well done Mercia you are up earlier than usual.....

indeed, but I'm not trying to muscle in on your imminent question-setting opportunity

[antongould]

Y would you do that?

[subcontrabass]

The tune of "Tom Bowling" forms part of the medley of English sea-songs customarily played on the Last Night of the Proms. Mr Verdant Green, eponymous hero of the novel by Cuthbert Bede, learns to row and 'feathers his oars with skill and dexterity' (Part II Chapter VI), borrowing a line from Dibdin's song "The Jolly Young Waterman."

copied from wikipedia

According to another page on Wikipedia, Charles Dibdin, actor, composer and dramatist wrote and composed "The Waterman" (a short dramatic work) in which he also performed in 1774. "Tom Bowling" was composed in 1789 on the death of his brother, Captain Thomas Dibdin.

So it looks like mercia to take the neXt letter.

[mercia]

mercia to take the neXt letter.

'fraid I'm to bed
I think anton's been itching to set a question

[Nick Armstrong]

Y would you do that?

Go on anton... you know you want to...

Thrill us!

[cloughie]

[QUOTE=subcontrabass;189430]You should be looking for a link between "Waterman" and a sad item than has been missing from the Last Night of the Proms for the last few years (last included in 2007) and restored for this year.[/QUOTE]

Purely as an aside and for no other reason - Got to say I prefer Anton's answer, and I have a soft spot for the Fantasia on seasongs - will be glad to see it back.

[antongould]

A Y if I must to, hopefully, link

Grosse Poine Blank
Richard Strauss
Closing Time

[Nick Armstrong]

A Y if I must to, hopefully, link

Grosse Poine Blank
Richard Strauss
Closing Time

Blimey anton, has the Red Bull been available on draught at Chateau Gould? Look at the time!!

[cloughie]

Blimey anton, has the Red Bull been available on draught at Chateau Gould? Look at the time!!

Not really, I reckon he thought it up while Hey Jude was murdered!

[Nick Armstrong]

Not really, I reckon he thought it up while Hey Jude was murdered!

Poor old Jude really was.

[antongould]

She was indeed - and so the balance of my mind was disturbed - slight clue - but mercs was up so I thought it would be solved in 10 minutes!!!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

She was indeed

I thought Jude was a "he" (based on Lennon's eldest son, Julian - originally "Hey, Jules")?

And should

Grosse Poine Blank

read "Grosse Pointe Blank" or is this a cunning clue?