Eric was the founder member of Wath Upon Dearne Morris Men and an accomplished singer musician and dance caller
He died just a couple of days ago before the annual Wath festival after a heart attack
Eric was a great guy and loved to entertain and see others enjoying themselves ~ he and others like Tim Binns asked Ivor Allsop to teach them Morris ~ Ivor had established Barnsley Longsword year of so earlier
Eric had many friends and acquaintances through dance and concerts and was a band member of Peppercorn and Off the Cuff in Wath "in the day"
A total stalwart of "folk" and highly regarded in the UK folk world and put Wath on the folk map
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