Luthier

There's a fascinating interview with Brinsley Schwarz in the latest edition of Shindig magazine. In it he not only talks about the heady days of Kippington Lodge, the Brinsleys, Nick Lowe and, of course, Graham Parker and The Rumour (who were essentially Brinsley Schwarz without Lowe) but also what he's done since. The wilderness years? Hardly. Schwarz kept himself gainfully occupied as a go to luthier. I'll save you looking it up - a maker and repairer of stringed instruments; a guitar man, if you will. He no doubt takes a few of them out on the road when he tours with Parker and the rest of the band - still squeezing out sparks nearly fifty years on. 

Did the Brinsleys ever cover Bread's Guitar Man? Don't be silly. But they did record this classic by Jim Ford*. 

Brinsley Schwarz - Ju Ju Man (1973)

* Ford also wrote '36 Inches High' which Nick Lowe covered on Jesus of Cool, and the brilliantly titled 'I'm Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm Behind'.