Graham was a fine musician, songwriter and singer. But most of all he was a decent, charming man. I first met Graham in the 1970’s when he was a regular artist at the Black Horse Folk Club in West Kirby on the Wirral. As an aspiring songwriter I was always keen to learn the foundations of the craft and Graham was always happy to oblige. In later years he continued to encourage my efforts and paid me the ultimate honour of including one of my songs in his set. I was always going to visit him in Portugal, but never did. And I will always regret missing his last concert on the Wirral with his friend Harvey Andrews - His song ‘Mindful Goodbyes’ has an obvious poignancy now. Graham had that knack of making it feel like you’d been talking only last week, even if a few years had gone by since you last spoke. Like many people here, in Portugal and among his new friends in the USA, I’ll miss you