I’m shocked and saddened with this awful news. Paul was a superb musician, a composer, an arranger, a musical director and one of the good, caring guys. He co-founded Whitchurch Folk Club and specialised in fiddle and oboe; he was a major part of Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast and Faustus.

Years ago, I took a picture of the two Pauls (Sartin and Hutchinson) when Belshazzar’s Feast played in Llantrisant Folk Club; the picture totally captured his impish grinning face, and it’s emblazoned in the Folk Club banner to this day. Here’s to a great, brilliant singer and player; deepest condolences to his family, to Doug and Sue and all the musicians who had the absolute pleasure of working with him.