Alphabet associations - I

[Norfolk Born]

Danish and Italian punk bands of the 1980s and 1990s respectively. Which, to paraphrase Keats (?), is all I know and all I need to know. (Actually, I think mercia should set the next question because he made the breakthrough and also, sadly, I have to attend a funeral later this morning and wouldn't wish to delay AA proceedings, not knowing when I shall be back and online).

[Anna]

Sorry to hear you have to attend funeral Norfy, hope it won't be too sad for you. I confess I had never heard of The Merchant Kalashnikov and not surprising as wiki says it's only been performed four times, ditto never heard of punk band of that name either. How mercia came up with Rubinstein is amazing and therefore I agree with you that he gets to set the L although he didn't mention the K word. We must wait to hear from him as to what he wants to do unless anyone else wants to pitch in?

[mercia]

unless anyone else wants to pitch in?

yes please pitch in somebody

I wasn't able to find a Kalashnikov musicologist

[Anna]

yes please pitch in somebody
I wasn't able to find a Kalashnikov musicologist

I forgot we still need the musicologist! <doh> so therefore anyone can finish this off and set the next. (I won't be around for the rest of the morning and early afternoon so don't look at me!)

[subcontrabass]

For the record the musicologist was L F Kalashnikov, active in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, specialising in traditional Russian Orthodox chant.

What every one seems to have missed was the clue in the first word of the original question.

We await an L of a question from mercia.

[mercia]

Firing

oh yes

[amateur51]

What every one seems to have missed was the clue in the first word of the original question.

With respect scb, that's only a clue once you know the answer, innit

[mercia]

an L of a question from mercia.

if you insist. if I say this is easy it will probably put the kiss of death on it


a musical/literary L to connect

unfinished boat building, a poisoned arrow and a restorative drop of honey

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

if I say this is easy it will probably put the kiss of death on it

Or even Finnish it?

a musical/literary L to connect

unfinished boat building, a poisoned arrow and a restorative drop of honey

Sibelius' Four Legends from the Kalava or Lemminkainen Suite

... which originated in plans for a large-scale Opera The Building of the Boat
... in the Second Legend (L and the Maidens) the hero is killed with a poisoned arrow
... after which, his mother restores him to life with a specially "commissioned" honey. (Now there's and advertising campaign waiting to happen!)

[mercia]

Lemminkainen Suite

that was the word I had in mind, as you point out Legend fits too
phew ! I'm so glad someone got that
all details correct of course. a difficult word to put clues to
well done, yours is the M

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Mike's match, Ben's slumbers and Jim's homophonic slaughter share which M?

[mercia]

Mike's match

is that a match in the matrimonial sense?

[antongould]

is that a match in the matrimonial sense?

as in Midsummer Match?

but where is John Nettles?

[mercia]

but where is John Nettles?

solving a homophonic slaughter, I should imagine (or has he retired?)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

as in Midsummer Match?

but where is John Nettles?

Keep looking; he's in there somewhere!