Alphabet associations - I

[Anna]

Not Jumbo I'm afraid, and it is a composer you are looking for. Incidentally I am amazed Tapiola is a Syd Barrett fan!!

[Pianorak]

Gosh, it was a long convoluted haul wasn't it?

And I'm soooooo glad I stayed out of it, although it was fun following it from the sidelines.

[Pianorak]

Scott Joplin stamp, but national emblem? and encounter with an insect??

[Anna]

Scott Joplin stamp, but national emblem? and encounter with an insect??

Well Pianorak, dig a little deeper .........

[Pianorak]

Well Pianorak, dig a little deeper .........

Been going through my Joplin scores - but no mention of any insects. If it's "cryptic" - I don't do cryptic!

[Anna]

Been going through my Joplin scores - but no mention of any insects. If it's "cryptic" - I don't do cryptic!

But the word "remind" does not mean "the same" does it?

[Tapiola]

There is "Swipesy Cakewalk" by Joplin, which suggests to me an encounter with an insect.

And yes, Anna, poor Syd is a favourite of mine. What a mind the man had! Are you a fan?

Talking of insects and Pink Floyd, there is also "Grantchester Meadows" where Roger Waters waxes nostalgic for the couontryside and nature, before being irritated by a fly and swatting it by the end of the song.

[Tapiola]

And "Maple Leaf" Rag - maple leaf being a Canadian emblem.

[Anna]

And "Maple Leaf" Rag - maple leaf being a Canadian emblem.

Indeed, Canadian Emblem and Maple Leaf Rag his most famous compositiion. The encounter with an insect is very entertaining.

[Norfolk Born]

The Sting!

[Anna]

The Sting!

Indeed, it is the film The Sting, featuring The Entertainer, which brought his music back to prominence. He was buried in an unmarked paupers grave and it was only many, many, years after his death that Hamlisch's adaptation of his music resulted in many posthumous awards including a Pulitzer Prize for contribution to American Music.

[Anna]

That was a good collective effort at the end! I think we now hand over the K to Pianorak as he got the name correctly although you all deserve it. (Actually, I was quite proud of my insect clue!)

[Pianorak]

Thank you kindly, although I really don't deserve it - but you probably all deserve a bit of a rest. Give us a minute or two . . .

[Anna]

And yes, Anna, poor Syd is a favourite of mine. What a mind the man had! Are you a fan?

Yes Tapiola, quite fond of Syd and a big fan of Pink Floyd, although I'm afraid they don't get much of an outing these days, must rectify this at the weekend.

[Pianorak]

K - what K connects a cathedral, nobility, a Palestinian Christian community and a composition from the late-mediaeval period?