Frank was a wonderful man. I was lucky to have known Frank on the Liverpool folk scene from the late 70s onwards, as a co-member of Stormalong John, as co-resident of the Magazine Folk Club and hilariously as co-member of the Magazine Mummers - Frank played the doctor with much theatricality and fun.
We had some excellent times together and I will never cease to admire his joy of songs and singing. I owe him a great debt for inspiring my own faltering interest in folk song in its many forms. My own kids remember with fondness our shared exploits performing in Brittany and Germany, especially Franks's rendition of the Monty Python "Galaxy Song".
The man was unique, a huge contributor to the Merseyside folk scene and a terrific human being. The world, as they say, is a sadder place without him. Rootin' tootin'.   
Jack