Gervase

The name Tony O'Neill strikes a bell.

Was he the guy who ran the mighty singarounds in the village pub at The Towersey Folk Festival? (I can't remember the name of the pub?) It was quite a few years ago since I was there.

The village hall was just around the corner, and that was Festival venue . I had put my name down to give a song there, it didn't seem likely that I was going to get a chance to, so I went to the pub. I learned afterwards that my name was called out in the village hall. Unfortunately The MC recognised me later and he wasn't too happy. But on that occasion, I think I made the better choice. I think that informal singarounds serve as a vital ingredient to any festival.

As for the late Rod Shearman, there are three of his songs in my repertoire. "The Big Fella", "Sail Away", and "Say Do You Remember When?" The last two he wrote out for me and sent a self-recorded cassette tape containing the songs.

Dave.