I have just heard that Dominic passed away last Thursday morning, peacefully in hospital with pneumonia after a fall, with wife Sarah and son Sam by his side. He had had health problems for some time.

Dominic had a long musical history with various bands in the South East, such as the Truss and Bucket Band, before I met first him in the 1980s in Somerset. He had also lived in the same house as Nick Jones and was reunited with him in the last couple of years.

Dominic was a leading light behind folk music in Bridgwater and a strong singer and excellent guitarist as well as bass guitarist.

I was with him the duo Achilles Heel and as part of piece (usually) Blind Panic, which we loosely termed as "post-modern folk-rock fusion" and hoped that no-one would ask us to explain. The two of us were also part of Hen's Teeth.

He was also up for writing the ocassional piece, as he did when we were asked to provide music for a couple of plays and also a version of a mystery play.

His working life was quite varied, involving such varied activities garden centres, bus driving and lecturing after obtaining his degree.

It is expected that there will be some form of memorial for him in the next year; he never really liked winter.

Robin