Alphabet associations - I

[Angle]

Looks like me, then. Just as well I am up early today:)

What W is associated with

a local, a forest and the future

And if that is not done within the hour, I shall ask Calib to eat his hat.

[Nick Armstrong]

Looks like I'm in danger of consuming Homburg Salad Only just back on line, good to have wubbleyew to ponder over lunch (no hats involved yet)....

[Nick Armstrong]

What W is associated with

a local, a forest and the future

Not much to hang one's hat on there... Presuming a musical connection, my first thought I imagine is off-beam: future = things to come = Wells ... can't find other connections there either...

[mercia]

I don't know if local means pub

the only musical pub that springs to mind is The Paradise Garden ............... which involves a WALK

????

[Nick Armstrong]

the only musical pub that springs to mind is The Paradise Garden

Good thought .... I only learnt that the other day, here on a thread castigating a morning R3 announcer for thinking it was (a) about something horticultural and (b) by Bax...

The one I think of is the Boar Inn in Grimes... no Ws there though.

[Nick Armstrong]

Gosh! Here you all are!

Whilst waiting for inspiration/clues, I came upon this photo which I attach in tribute to our new confederate who may well sweep in and solve this tricky W without more ado...

This made me laugh:

[vinteuil]

... I was wondering if we shd be thinking of Haydn's ganz passabel 'Windsor Castle' overture, and the Windsor forest in 'Falstaff'?

[mercia]

WALK

and if the forest is black, there's Jankowski's walk too

[mercia]

Op. 81b: "A Walk into the Future" from Song of the Forests for voice and piano (1962)

DSCH

[Angle]

Jankowski gets you one of the three points, Mercia

By the way, the W is not itself musical but the elements are.

[Angle]

Walk is the key word, Mercia but your example is not one of the elements.

To get things moving : what is a local ?

The future refers to the land of dreams in lyrics well-known in the parlours of yesteryear.

[mercia]

To get things moving : what is a local ?

a pub ???

[mercia]

Walk is the key word, Mercia but your example is not one of the elements.

so Jankowski but not Walk in the Black Forest ???

[mercia]

The future refers to the land of dreams in lyrics

I'll walk beside you through the world today
While dreams and songs and flowers bless your way
I'll look into your eyes and hold your hand
I'll walk beside you through the golden land

I'll walk beside you through the world tonight
Beneath the starry skies ablaze with light
And in your heart loves's tender words I'll hide
I'll walk beside you through the eventide

I'll walk beside you through the passing years
Through days of cloud and sunshine, joy and tears
And when the great call comes, though sunset gleams
I'll walk beside you through the land of dreams.

????????

[Angle]

Congrats:

WALK
local - A Walk to the Paradise Garden, Delius
forest, A Walk in the Black Forest,Jankowksi
future, land of dreams - I'll Walk Beside you.

I think you have the lot, Mercia, so it is over to you for an X, Y , Z or A.

It took much longer than I thought it would. What happened to Caliban's hat ?