Like Ross I have many fond memories of Joe Maley, a warm friendly man with, when he wanted to use it, a wicked sence of humour. Ross has mentioned his skill as a musician, but he was also a great 'teller of tales' about the old music hall curcuit. One of my favourites was his story about the night he played concertina for a 'stripper'! On one occasion at Fleetwood Folk club he told the guest [Pat Ryan] that she was singing in Bflat and a bit! {Joe used to close his concetrtina and 'finger' the tune that was being sung]. He could, and did,play standards, marches , blues, ragtime, classical,50s pop songs, hymns, folk, in fact anything he took a fancy too. When I think of Joe I can still hear him playing 'The Entertainer'...well that's what Joe was, God bless him. Sailoron
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