The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #123838   Message #2730451
Posted By: MGM·Lion
24-Sep-09 - 11:34 AM
Thread Name: Peter Bellamy - died 24 Sept 1991
Subject: RE: Peter Bellamy 18 yrs today since he died
A pedantic note from one who knew them all well; Peter in particular was a close friend – my wife Valerie, at his request, took the back cover pic for "Both Sides Then"; and Valerie & I were among the first Jenny Bellamy rang, exactly 18 years ago, to tell of his death. I had lent him a D-major concertina on more or less permanent loan which he used a great deal on his later gigs and records as it much increased the range of his concertina-accompd songs, and which was on his coffin at his funeral. [Jenny gave it back to me afterwards, of course, and I play it still].

The pedantic note refd above is that Peter's two partners in Young Tradition, though coincidentally both called Wood, disliked being referred to as "Heather & Royston Wood", as this might suggest they were married or brother & sister. They once actually made a record of just the two of them called "No Relation". They much preferred being called Heather Wood and Royston Wood, in full; and if you think about it you can see why.