I met Jon at Scarborough Folk Club in 1970. He was great both musically and personally. I was just starting out and he was very encouraging. I was lying in the bath in the summer of 71 listening to Folk on 2 when Jim Lloyd suddenly said that it was very sad that he had died. I was stunned!

Without going into details as to what happened, I resolved that night never to drink when I was gigging and I have stuck to that 100%. So Jon has stayed with me to this day.

I lost my copy of The Parting Glass in the USA. I'd LOVE to hear his songs again. Anyone got CD copies or even cassettes? My favorite, was his version of Jumbo the Elephant.


Chris