I was also very sorry to hear of the passing of Dave, whom I first met in the afore-mentioned Anchor Middle Bar at Sidmouth Folk Festival over 20 years ago. In that time since, I have often enjoyed his singing of a great repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk songs, and his wicked and dry sense of humour. Apart from the trials beset him by his cancer in his latter years, he also coped admirably with "post-polio syndrome" after acquiring said disease in his much younger life.
RIP Dave, and thanks for your songs and friendship.