We sang with Fred on many occasions, he was a dream to work with if he liked you - but beware if you had upset him. He would have no truck with singers who talked too much or altered the tradition for their own glory. A lovely man who was a delight to sing with. Sandra and Steve, Judith and Pete will all miss you. One lasting memory of Fred was in the 80's in the Seven Stars in Shrewsbury where he sang the Rose of Allendale closely followed by Farmers Boy - unfortunately the tune of the first song was still in his head and the resulting Farmers Boy to the tune of the 'Rose' threw Fred and the whole room into confusion! His cursing was wonderful!