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Thread #148262   Message #3442224
Posted By: GUEST
25-Nov-12 - 11:29 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Ian Campbell, Birmingham
Subject: RE: Obit: Ian Campbell, Birmingham
I loved Ian's singing, and Lorna's. And as someone said above, having both John Dunkerley and Swarb in the group was really icing on the cake.

I used to get up to Digbeth Civic Hall occasionally, from Kidderminster when I was home from Uni in Manchester. My regular local was the Boat Club in Stourport-on-Severn, and Dave Phillips was a pretty regular guest, as a solo. One of my favourite recordings of the Campbells was The Bells of Rhymney; Dave's voice was prominent. My recollection is that he'd been forced out of the group with the addition of Brian Clark who married Lorna, but I wasn't privy to any real information.

I'm sorry I didn't know Ian personally - it sounds like I really missed something. RIP.