Chris Caswell – bagpipes, flute, percussion, trombone, accordion, concertina, harp, recorder, spoons, mouth organ

Above is his credit from A Glint at the Kindling, recorded with Robin Williamson when Chris was a member of the Merry Band. It begins to enumerate the instruments he mastered. Chris was also a builder of beautiful harps, a fine teacher of theory and practice, a gifted performer, a quick wit, and a good friend.

I treasure the memories of the times we shared the bill with Caswell Carmahan. I still frequently play their recordings.

He was frail when we helped him onstage last month, but seated at his harp his touch was sure and the tunes flowed as gracefully as ever I heard him play.

It was no surprise when I received the phone call last night, but it is a shock.

We've lost a good man and a hell of a muso.