Stemming from the Obit thread for Nigel Denver, who remembers Karl Denver? They were not related but coincidentaly Karl's real name was Angus Murdo McKenzie and Nigel's full name was Nigel Douglas Mackenzie Denver' So, as well as folk music, they had a common name, albeit spelled differently!

I remember Karl Denver playing at a local school garden party and now that I know he died in Manchester it makes sense that he played in Swinton where I lived at the time. I guess he must have had some contacts there as I reckon it must have been in the mid 60s while he was still well known for Wimoweh. He also had a resurgence recordming and appearing with The Happy Mondays in the late 80s so another Manchester connection.

To save the mods moving posts across, here are the last 2 posts on Nigel's thread -

Subject: RE: 2018 Obit: Nigel Denver, Scottish folk singer
From: Big Al Whittle - PM
Date: 10 Apr 23 - 07:30 AM

Carl was doing the bar round the corner from me when I was gigging in Benidorm one year. I know he did extra work for the TV studios aswll. Though I never met him, I come across several people who did.

He had phenomenal guitarist in his trio, Played one of those L series jazz guitars. He wound up playing behind John Stokes in The Bachelors.

I always admired Carl when I was a kid. Loved his records.

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Subject: RE: 2018 Obit: Nigel Denver, Scottish folk singer
From: GUEST,Tom Patterson - PM
Date: 11 Apr 23 - 07:42 AM

Perhaps Karl Denver deserves his own thread?!!!!