Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)

Subject: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: wendyg
Date: 23 Sep 22 - 08:00 AM

Sorry to tell those assembled that we have lost another fine stalwart of the British folk scene, Hector Gilchrist, whose memories went back to the very earliest 1960s folk clubs. Hector was a fine purveyor of Scottish songs, had a wonderful voice, and was one of the best harmony singers I've ever encountered.

wg

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 23 Sep 22 - 08:50 AM

Oh NO! This is so very sad.
The tragic loss of a wonderfully talented singer and gracious gentleman.
RIP Hector my friend.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 23 Sep 22 - 09:17 AM

Yes I heard a couple of days ago. Hector I went back 50+ years to the days when we were both regulars at the Surbiton Folk Club.
Commiserations to Shona his wife, and all of his family.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Sep 22 - 01:49 PM

Oh, no. Such a fine singer, and such a nice person - and one of the most beautiful male voices I've heard. I'm glad I got to meet him, if only through Zoom singing sessions.

Here's a playlist for him: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLznM4RD7VzeTA50AlQUm6WRpDuohFzjIT

And his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFkyQP63KxH1y3Bi2ontFgg

I've been listening to him for the last hour. Such wonderful singing!

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: Acorn4
Date: 24 Sep 22 - 04:06 AM

Fond memories os hearing him sing and having a laugh and a chat at Sidmouth and various festivals. RIP Hector.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 24 Sep 22 - 05:03 AM

Hector was one of the founding residents of the Sing Out Folk Club in Crewe, Cheshire, in 1965, when he was working at Reaseheath Agricultural College in Nantwich. He brought quality singing of Scottish traditional songs when most of the other residents and floor singers were still getting to grips with the likes of This Land is Your Land (the first song sung at the club). Nothing wrong with This Land .. of course. But Hector's singing and that tenor voice were something else. By the time I landed up in Crewe in 1972, Hector had already moved away, but he returned for various anniversaries and always came to the club when he was in the area. And in more recent years, after the club folded, he came to reunions, including the annual between Christmas and New Year get together. I also met up with him every year at Sidmouth. A great singer, a great person. He will certainly be missed.
Derek Schofield

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 24 Sep 22 - 10:05 AM

This is very sad news. I only "met" him on Zoom but he was, as others have noted, a great singer and guitar player. Thank you Hector. We are all the poorer for your passing. RIP

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: rich-joy
Date: 30 Sep 22 - 07:45 PM

Only became aware of Hector (also the name of my then late - and much loved and lamented - Tuxedo cat) early in 2020, when trawling the 'Net for good songs and singers, but he was indeed a lovely singer.

Vale Hector.


R-J (Down Under)

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: GUEST,Steven Ansell
Date: 28 Oct 22 - 06:31 PM

Dear All,

It is great to see all these messages and tributes to my grandad, I just want to say there will be a tribute concert at some point next year keep your eyes on his website if you are interested as I will be managing it from now on.

Again, it warms my heart and so many in the family to see how much he meant not just in the folk scene but by friends I didn't even know he had. My email is on his website so don't be afraid to reach out. If you type Hector Gilchrist it should show up as the first link.

All the best,
Steven

https://hectorgilchrist.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 04:12 AM

Thank you Steven, please keep us posted.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: Acorn4
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 05:08 AM

It's great to know that you are keeping up the website, Steven. It mean's that Hector's legacy will be preserved both for those of us who knew him, and even gain new fans for his music.

Fond remembrances of meeting up with Hector at Sidmouth and other festivals. Lovely bloke and an excellent singer with a rich warm voice.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 06:46 AM

Thanks for the update Steven. I first met Hector in 1965, even before the Sing Out folk club in Crewe. He came to our school Ceilidh One Society concert as a guest singer. Everyone mentions his fine tenor voice: he could easily have had a career as a crooner in big bands (and I believe was almost tempted by that route) but decided dairying wasn’t the more stable profession His funeral was extremely moving, a sad occasion, and I held on emotionally until that final recording of him singing The Last Trip Home. I think a lot of people succumbed to tears then. A memorial concert sounds like a fitting tribute

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: treewind
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 01:55 PM

Very sad - a singer a with a wonderful voice whom Mary and I have had the pleasure of meeting several times around the folk scene.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 29 Oct 22 - 03:08 PM

Rest easy Hector - so very sad to learn of your passing xxx

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: banjoman
Date: 31 Oct 22 - 08:23 AM

Fondly remembered and missed by all who knew him at the Red House and Festival in Whitchurch

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: GUEST,Keith Wright
Date: 27 Dec 22 - 06:51 PM

Remember chatting to Hector at Alcestor Festival afew years ago a gentleman

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jan 23 - 11:12 PM

Steven: glad to hear you're keeping his website up. Glad to meet you virtually; Hector often spoke of you.

wg

https://hectorgilchrist.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Obit: Hector Gilchrist (1940-2022)
From: The Sandman
Date: 10 Jan 23 - 04:57 AM

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