It is with shock and sadness that I have to report the death after a short illness, of Seán Corcoran, singer and musician, collector, lecturer, festival organiser, probably best known for his membership of Cran - mostly with Desi Wilkinson and Ronan Browne. Seán was an enthusiast from his schooldays, an innovator and a catalyst. He had been living in England for a time, and, like the rest of us, publicly inactive during the pandemic. There will be longer tributes but it should be said he was a hero of traditional music and song, and one of our giants.