Ron was a one off. I remember the first time I saw him at The Railway Folk Club in Portsmouth I was knocked out and was so moved I wrote a piece for the Portsmouth News, saying "This man is the logical successor to Richard Thompson". As a promoter, I ended up booking Ron many many times, and we became good friends I still kept on touch when I moved to live in Ireland in 2006, we were constantly messaging each other on Facebook. I last saw Ron at SoL Party 2019, a private festival I run for around 300 people in Kent. He went down so well the previous year we had to get him back. He provided support for Ralph McTell for me once, Ralph was seriously impressed. Likewise the top U.S blues player Kelly Joe Phelps - Ron supported him there when I ran the Isle Of Wight Folk & Roots Festival. I sailed across the Irish sea to Ron's funeral, bringing my camper van. Just as well, as a few pints were sunk at the garden wake, and my bed was waiting in the car park... My heart goes out to his partner Victoria Lloyd, and his many friends. He will be sorely missed. A fabulous talent and one of the loveliest and most self effacing men I have ever known. R.I.P Ron, but in the words of one of your songs "old hippies never die..."