Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

This chapter would not have been possible without the support, assistance and inspiration of the following people: Richard and Heather Sinclair, who went to great lengths to open doors to the Canterbury music scene for me when I began my researches back in the 1990s; my sister, Rosemary and my brother, Mike for advice and comments on the text; Dave Sinclair, Tim Shepard and Sophie Crockett for ensuring that I met Kevin Ayers; Billie Harbottle for brokering introductions and scrupulously proofreading my MS. Musical Examples; Aymeric Leroy and Phil Howitt, the Dioscuri of dedicated Canterbury musicology; Martin Wakeling, the doyen of Kevin’s commentators; Asya Draganova, Shane Blackman and Andy Bennett for their tactful and perceptive editorial supervision and heroic patience; last but not least, the late Kevin Ayers himself for splendid conversation and some very fine wine. Thank you (all) very much.