I've never played a lute before. Seen one, off in Manchester-way. The bloke dinnae like it too much, hammerin' on it as he was.

[Smile!]

I love playing. Never had a direction in life, really, until I bought an old autoharp on a lark. I had quite a few instruments, but now it's just this one. Lucky to have 'er, I think.

[He tilts his head back, giving it a thought.]

About a month, give or take a few days. 'tis not my idea of a lovely place. All this fighting, all this ... [he waves a hand] ... stuff I dinnae understand.