"Influential folk guitarist John Renbourn has died aged 70.

The musician was found at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders today after a suspected heart attack.

His manager, Dave Smith, said Renbourn was "a huge character".

He said: "He was always playing and teaching. That is what he loved doing and he never stopped."

Very sad - but don't gloss over the facts - always knew he was there but never actually saw him - no presence at all.

Unlike Archie Fisher, who has always been extremely supportive in terms of time and contributions to the "folk scene" in the borders, from his contribution nobody in the borders knew that John Renbourn was around so I have no idea whatsoever where exactly John was "always playing and teaching" - certainly wasn't locally.