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[quote name='Anubis the Jackal' timestamp='1164793835' post='82067'] Although he's back on the road, touring his classic 'Solid Air' album, legendary folk mumbler [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martyn"]John Martyn[/url] may be worth an outside shot. Heroically managed to be both a junkie [i]and[/i] alchoholic for many years, punched Sid Vicious' lights out during one of his gigs, has recently (2003) had a leg amputated. [/quote]

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DevonDeathTrip

Posted 05 May 2013 - 06:59 PM

DevonDeathTrip, on 23 March 2013 - 09:54 PM, said:

American folk fiddler Sue Draheim has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. She has appeared on albums by British folk luminaries Fairport Convention, Pentangle, The Albion Band, John Martyn and Richard Thompson.

Dead. I'll be interested to see if Sue Draheim gets a UK obit, because she'd have been number one in my DD...

maryportfuncity

Posted 26 April 2013 - 01:27 PM

Red Flag, on 25 April 2013 - 08:35 PM, said:

You'll get a BBC obit for him if/when he goes, as BBC Wales will cover his death

A fair point; (opens 2014 picks file, rips Meic's name (cos MPFC can't f***in' spell it otherwise), closes file).

Red Flag

Posted 25 April 2013 - 08:35 PM

You'll get a BBC obit for him if/when he goes, as BBC Wales will cover his death

maryportfuncity

Posted 25 April 2013 - 11:22 AM

DevonDeathTrip, on 10 March 2013 - 10:18 PM, said:

Veteran folkie Meic Stevens - "The Welsh Bob Dylan" - is suffering from throat cancer, estimating his chances of survival to be 50/50.

Bit higher than his chances of a national obit, then.

themaninblack

Posted 25 April 2013 - 10:36 AM

Joan Bridge Baez, mother of the more famous folk singer Joan Baez, has died aged 100...

DevonDeathTrip

Posted 22 April 2013 - 08:30 PM

Woodstock opener and folk legend, Richie Havens. :rip:

DevonDeathTrip

Posted 23 March 2013 - 09:54 PM

DevonDeathTrip

Posted 10 March 2013 - 10:18 PM

Veteran folkie Meic Stevens - "The Welsh Bob Dylan" - is suffering from throat cancer, estimating his chances of survival to be 50/50.

ob mitchell

Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:34 AM

re Sid Kipper-i talked to him at Cheltenham in March 2012-he was without doubt in very poor health and announced his retirement that evening at the theatre

VSBfromH

Posted 29 November 2012 - 12:13 PM

Ian Campbell

Scots folk artist, founder of the folk group which bears his name and father of the Campbell brothers of UB40 fame.

Apologies if already posted elsewhere.

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