I thought about posting this on Mudcat, but since Chris never visited here (as far as I knew) I wasn't sure how many folks knew him. he was much more active on Usenet as Paul and Anahata have mentioned.

I feel very lucky to count Chris and Fi as good friends and my life is certainly richer. There are some wonderful tributes (and some great stories) to him over on rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic that pretty much sum up who Chris was and why we all loved him.

Take a wander over to RMMGA. I am at the Old Songs Festival in Albany, NY this weekend, but I did get myself a plastic cup of ale and quietly toasted a friend who did anything he could to keep the music going.

Debra Cowan