Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)

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From: GUEST,John Barden at work
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:45 AM

This hits so very hard. My condolences to Cyril's family too please.

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From: belfast
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:52 AM

Sally Free and Easy, The Oggi Man, Sammy's Bar, The Grey Funnel Line. And may more. Another one of the greats gone. A very sad loss.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: The Admiral
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:55 AM

His songs had the 'been there' touch as those of us who have been there will vouch. His warmth and humour came through in his performances and I always enjoyed being in his company but now after all these years that I'd wanted to get Cyril to Maidenhead FC - alas it's not to be.
RIP Cyril, your songs will keep our memories warm.

Tony and Pearl

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: GUEST,Gene Burton
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:59 AM

A great folk-singer, and one of THE greatest songwriters of the last century, in any genre. Alas I arrived on the folk scene a year or two too late ever to see him live, and now I never will. Damn. Well, I hope he's still singing now, wherever he is.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 10:19 AM

I recall him staying at my house, here in Darwin, Oz, back when the world was young. A gentleman in the very best sense of that word. His songs will live on.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: jeffp
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 10:56 AM

Thank you for the songs, Cyril. You will be greatly missed.

jeffp

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:01 AM

Deepest condolences to you Rosemary, and to all the family.

It is sure that we will not see his like again, neither will we ever forget him. His legacy is a world with more, and better, music than when he arrived on the scene.

I have never forgotten his appearance at my "Dog & Gun Folk Club, back in the seventies, when he came down off the stage, to sit right in the middle of the audience. It was the most involving and intimate musical event any of us had ever enjoyed.

God rest him and keep him, he's earned his repose.
Don T.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: concertina ceol
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:31 AM

Thank you for the fantastic songs, which are sung at nearly every session I attend, by old men, children and all in between.

I'll have a tear in my eye singing Sammy's Bar tomorrow night.

God bless

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP
From: GUEST,|MikeofNorthumbria (off base)
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 12:14 PM

All the people who've been touched by Cyril's voice and his songs will miss him sadly. Those of us who were privileged to know him personally will miss him even more.

In the music business it's only common sense to be nice to people who might be able to do you a favour someday. But Cyril was habitually nice to people from whom he could not expect to gain any advantage whatsoever, because that was just the way he was.

He made the world a brighter place for many of us while he was here. We will not forget him.

Wassail!

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 12:15 PM

R.I.P Cyril and ride the high seas in your sleep.
My condolences go to you Rosemary and family.
Yas

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 12:46 PM

Rosemary I am so sorry for your loss, he was a great man and has left a wonderful legacy of folk music, that will keep his name in our memory for many years. Very sad to lose him, bye shipmate.
Yours, Aye. Dave

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:05 PM

Let us shed a tear and be sad for a moment - then let us celebrate his life and rejoice in his songs, and send love to his loved ones. His spirit has gone to a better place - but as long as we sing his songs he will live on amongst us.

Polly.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Mr Red
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:08 PM

I guess he's taking the tideway to his burial ground.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:12 PM

Cyril was a giant. Fabulous song-writer an a warm original singer.I did a floor spot at Cyril's club in Plymouth in 1967, and I had a nice chat with him. I had always wondered who were Cyril's musical inspirations - remembering that he was writing songs before any obvioiusly role-models were around. I was amazed when he cited pop singer Guy Mitchell's material as being the inspiration for a number of his, Cyril's, well-known compositions. Anyway, whatever the inspiration, Cyril's great songs will be with us for a very long time.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: radriano
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:19 PM

So sorry to hear this tragic news. Cyril was kind and generous to me when I contacted him a number of years ago asking permission to record one of his songs. I will always remember him fondly even though we have never met.

Richard Adrianowicz

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: GUEST,Nancy King at work
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:24 PM

How very sad to lose such a wonderful man with such a great talent. He will be sorely missed.

Nancy

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Skipper Jack
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:55 PM

My deepest sympathy goes to Rosemary and family. Cyril's songs will live in my memory forever. The last time I saw Cyril in concert was at Lancaster in 2004. He will be greatly missed.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:21 PM

Very sad loss. Cyril's songs have passed into the tradition, and link people who've never met.

Deepest sympathy to Rosemary and family.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:24 PM

What sad news. Another tragic loss to swell this year's already hefty total.
Cyril was such a natural nice guy, so warm and approachable, so unassuming. I'm sure I'll find an excuse to sing a few of his fine songs in memory over this coming weekend, but there will never be a substitute for hearing them sung by Cyril himself, he'll really be missed.
Sincerest sympathies to Rosemary.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: *Laura*
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:39 PM

Condolences and all our love to Rosemary and the family.

Laura and Helen xxx

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Padre
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:48 PM

RIP Cyril

Fair winds and following seas.

Padre

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: alanabit
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:50 PM

My father often reminisced about his time at HMS Caledonia in the forties, remembering Cyril Tawney from there. I met him myself in a small folk club in Stoke on Trent, after witnessing a master class in how to hold an audience with a quiet, compelling personality. May he rest in well earned peace. My sympathy to all his family.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: MARINER
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:50 PM

Very sad news.Seeing and hearing him in Cobh four years ago was one of the musical highlights of my life.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Fergie
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 03:07 PM

Cyril's excellent songs will be sung with affection by singers everywhere. Many of his songs have been embraced seamlessly into the tradition and this is the mark of Cyril's strenght as a songwriter. But outside his musical and poetic ability, Cyril was a wonderful man, his humility, his warmth, his friendliness and his wonderful sense of humour marked him out as an exceptional person. He will be sorely missed among his family, his friends and his many, many admirers. So long Cyril, I will sing a song for you and Rosemary tonight and I will drink a long toast to your memory

Fergie

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a ainm.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Cobble
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 03:15 PM

Deepest sympathy. He is sailing among the stars now, singing to the angels.

         Blessings Cobble and MRS C.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Kim C
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 03:31 PM

Dang. I learned a few songs from his singing.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: MartinRyan
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 03:59 PM

Unfortunately, I never heard Cyril in the flesh - he was due to appear at Cobh last year, but was forced to cry off. HIs ongs will last and last....

Regards

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: sapper82
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 04:07 PM

Sad to hear the news and sympathy to his family and friends.
Only ever saw hime live once at the Fo'csle in Southampton when it was in St.Mary's St. A bloody good night it was too!

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Bill D
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 04:11 PM

I had the great good fortune to hear Cyril about 20 years ago when he came to Wash DC....his graciousness amd musicality shone thru even more in person.

He left us such a legacy. Many of his songs BECAME traditional during his life....not many can say that.

Subject: RE: Cyril Tawney - on the tideway (illness, 2005)
From: sapper82
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 04:13 PM

Don't weep for his passing but rejoice that he lived to enrich the world.

Subject: RE: Cyril Tawney - on the tideway (illness, 2005)
From: GUEST,Jan and Ken
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 05:29 PM

A wonderful man who will be sorely missed -lets celebrate his life and remember him with a song and a smile. Here is a little Cyril story which sums up how he was regarded -

Following the move from Leeds to Exeter we urgently needed to contact Cyril and in desperation rang directory enquiries having gone through the rigmarole of a new number - not sure of the address etc - the gentleman in diectory enquiries when given the name said
"Oh you mean Singing Cyril!" yes certainly I will find the number - and he did -but only after 10 minutes remembering where and when he had heard Cyril.

Such is the measure of the man.

Good night dear friend

Jan and Ken

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 05:30 PM

Well it's up to us all to keep singing Cyrils songs now he's popped into the other bar with so many of our mates. A sad loss indeed but what memories and such a rich legacy.

My thoughts are with the family,

Andy

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: GUEST,Jan and Ken
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 05:37 PM

A wonderful man who will be sorely missed -lets celebrate his life and remember him with a song and a smile. Here is a little Cyril story which sums up how he was regarded -

Following the move from Leeds to Exeter we urgently needed to contact Cyril and in desperation rang directory enquiries having gone through the rigmarole of a new number - not sure of the address etc - the gentleman in diectory enquiries when given the name said
"Oh you mean Singing Cyril!" yes certainly I will find the number - and he did -but only after 10 minutes remembering where and when he had heard Cyril.

Such is the measure of the man.

Good night dear friend

Jan and Ken

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: JudyB
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 06:46 PM

My sympathy to Rosemary and all those who knew him. He will live on through the songs he wrote and the friends that he leaves behind - but it's not quite the same....

Good dreams,
JudyB

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Bob Hitchcock
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 08:07 PM

A great loss to all. My sympathy to all his family.

Bob,

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: karen k
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 08:39 PM

Another great one gone. Having loved many of his songs for years and been in awe of his recordings I finally had the honor and the pleasure of meeting him and talking with him for almost an hour in 2004 at Lancaster. He was most kind and it is a conversation I will never forget. He was a great man and I am a better person for having met him.

Cyril, may you rest in peace. My condolences to the family.

karen

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Ferrara
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:26 PM

All best wishes and sincere sympathy to Rosemary and his family. He will be missed. I miss him. Have been thinking about him all day, off and on, some sadness but also memories of the one memorable evening spent in his company (a very informal concert in Washington,DC), bits of his songs, gratitude that he was such a special person and meant so much to so very many people.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Bentley
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:30 PM

Great Man,Great voice.An inspiration to us all. Thank you Cyril for all your wonderful songs and stories.We'll miss you.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Ron Davies
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:35 PM

A gentle giant gone--another tragedy.   But it's good to know he will live forever through his songs, a wonderful legacy to us.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Lady Hillary
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:44 PM

Well, Fiddler's Green is a place I've heard tell,
where a sailorman goes if he don't go to Hell.

Pull a bottle of rum from the tree and savor it long and well.

EBarnacle and Lady Hillary

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Boab
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 03:05 AM

I have a book of his songs, signed "To Big Rab, ...Cyril Tawney". Always precious, a thousand times more now. I am sad.
---If Rosemary scans this thread, I'd like her to know that we were singing "Sally..." in a local Legion Club Thursday evening, here on Vancouver Island. And it will be sung again, and again and again......

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Cats
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 04:25 AM

There's not much to add to all the condolences above and we agree with all of them. So, Last night Cornwall Songwriters dedicated our performance of Unsung Heroes to him. He would have joined in.....

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: GUEST,Maurice
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 05:32 AM

"The best of all trades is to make songs, and the second best to sing them"
What a wonderful, wonderful legacy he has left to the world.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Zorg
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 05:34 AM

Sail on old friend. Your songs will live on for ever.
R.I.P. Cyril

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 05:46 AM

A truly sad loss to the folk comunity. A gentleman and a gentle man. His beautiful songs will live long. I wonder if heaven is a place which is a constant singaround (my idea of heaven) - if so the sing will be enriched by our loss.

Love and positive thoughts to Rosemary

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Hrothgar
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 06:01 AM

I had cause to ring him about songs a few years ago, and he was very gracious and generous to a complete stranger.

My condolences to his family, and my thanks that we still have his songs.

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: My guru always said
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 06:10 AM

So sad to hear this news. Cyril really made a differnce and will always be with us. My thoughts and sympathies to the Family.
Hil

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: GUEST,padgett (at home)
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 12:13 PM

Cyril was an inspiration to all of us folkies; he possessed all the musical and life experiences which are a prerequiste for a singer songwriter

He was an entertainer, a man of the people who had served his country and who enriched our lives with his wonderful songs

God bless you

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Lanfranc
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 01:56 PM

Farewell, Cyril, and thank you for all the songs!

Condolences to Rosemary and his family.

Wish I had known him better.

Alan

Subject: RE: Obit: Cyril Tawney-RIP (21 April 2005)
From: Folkiedave
Date: 23 Apr 05 - 01:59 PM

Really sad news.

Condolences to Rosemay.

Dave