Obit: Bill Caddick (1944-2018)

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: GUEST,Andiliqueur
Date: 30 Sep 18 - 09:40 AM

Out of the blue I revisited "Cloud Factory" yesterday morning. I will sing it at our Folk Club tonight. Any one who can write those words must be a good'un. As Guest Molly says "Please,somebody,make him well again."

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Sep 18 - 07:54 AM

Oh dear, dear Bill. What a lovely man!
Don't know any other song writer who can put himself so perfectly in the place of a woman as in The Barmaid's Song, which (ironically) I have just been re-learning. Please, somebody, make him well again!
Molly

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: GUEST,Brewgyrl
Date: 30 Sep 18 - 04:36 AM

Very sad to hear this. I have many happy memories of the club he ran in Bilston in the 60s.

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 30 Sep 18 - 03:55 AM

I'm so sad to read this. All best wishes to Bill, Katherine and family.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: The Sandman
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 04:34 PM

John of dreams is imo a fine song ,lets hope he responds well to treatment

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: The Sandman
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 04:26 PM

very sad

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 03:36 PM

Awwwwwww NO! I’m devastated to hear this. Bill was always one of the nicest, most talented people on the folk scene, as well as being huge fun. My thoughts are with him and his family.

Thanks for letting us know, Big Al.

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 01:40 PM

Very bad news.

Best wishes to Bill and his family.

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 01:10 PM

Bummer :-( One of my favourite albums of all times is "A duck on his head" which Bill did with Tim Laycock and Peter Bond.

All we can do is expect the worst and hope for the best.

Subject: RE: Bill Caddick is not well
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 12:40 PM

Bad news indeed, Bill is a really nice bloke, I talked with him many times during the Mysteries run at the National Theatre in 1985.

Subject: Bill Caddick is not well
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 29 Sep 18 - 12:18 PM

Message on Facebook from his wife today.

Apparently its really bad - pancreatic cancer.

I'm sure there will be many of Bill's admirers and friends on Mudcat, and though its bad news, I thought I'd pass it on.