I'm very sorry to hear this.

Derek lost Hazel to cancer years ago. He supported Stagfolk's fundraiser for Nic Jones organised by Lawrence Heath, and was also booked at the Guildford Town Show before I was involved at Godalming.

On a personal note - Derek was more than helpful when I heard he was instrumental in stating up a folk club in Chatham, bringing to the fore songs and traditional singers from Kent, which he helped to incorporate into my collection.

He retired to Bridport. He told me he'd stopped singing, and might even have stuck his head around the door at Sidmouth in 2005, but with my limited powers of facial recognition for someone I hadn't seen for 20 years - no chance!