Aker Bilk - RIP

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  1. Jenny namaste

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    me neither - very good though,
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      A sad loss , little snippet about him on the radion this morning. He took the name Akker from west country slang for "mate". I am sure our west country akkers can confirm this ?
       
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        I'm not West Country, but, I do know that is true :thumbsup:
        And what a perfect choice too!
         
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          Only ever heard the Herb Alpert version before.
           
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