I heard about Pat's death from Paul (her husband). They were good friends of mine when I lived on the Wirral (and even when I didn't!) and during the time I was gigging (and living with) with Mary-Ann Wise (the maverick fiddler and painter) we often went down to the 'Mags' to join the craic with Frank (McCall), Helen, Pat, Jane et al. Frank has of course since passed on (I played at his 60th and that was the last time I saw him).
Frank was somebody who influenced me - both musically and in life generally, but Pat was a larger-than-life, fearless, witty, compassionate and talented human-being who almost single-handedly created a 'mini-genre', rather than just being another 'feminist'. The Sleazos were brash, sexy, punky, funky and, at their best, irresistible. They often sang vaguely out of key, but it didn't matter one jot! With respect to Jane and Eileen - both redoubtable characters - most of the drive, energy and (technical) input came from Pat. They recorded my song 'Commoners Ballad' and truly made it their own.
When I heard of Pat's death, a little of me died. I have since revived the 'Housework Shanty' and changed the words to suit, as Pat did with my song. My thoughts will eternally go out to Paul and John-Paul & Ruth. She was just brilliant.
Phil 9/11/11