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Thread #158955   Message #3763340
Posted By: Jim Carroll
06-Jan-16 - 08:08 PM
Thread Name: The Critics Group: Who is still Alive ?
Subject: RE: The Critics Group: Who is still Alive ?
Can't guive you a full rundown of who is still alive.
Brian Byrne, a young performer with a great deal of potential died around 1967 (exact date somewhere), and Charles Parker in 1980
John still withus and performing Faulkner living in Galway.
Samdra, of course teaches and still preforms
Bob Blair sings occasionally - lives in Glasgow.
Brian still alive - just received a 'freinds request from him on Facebook
Pat Mackenzie stopped singing when her voice went a few years ago - I started singing again a few years ago - both of us live inn Co. Clare and became heavily involved in research and collecting forty years ago.
Jim O'Connor took up theatre work when the Critics folded in the early 1970s
Jack still singing and writing songs
Buff returned to the US in the 70s
Frankie singing
Mike Rosen was never really a member of the group as a singer
Terry lives in Suffolk, still active in research but doesn't sing much (more's the pity)
Dennis worked with us for a few years collecting from Travellers in the seventies, then took up theatre work
Phil, is singing and songwriting
Not sure about the rest,
I have done a great deal of work gathering together, archiving, talking and writing about the work of Ewan and the group - still a major interest with me, though a fair amount of work to do yet.
We have arranged to pass on our recordings of the group, and all documentaton on to Ewan's son, Neill, but i the meantime, I'm happy to pass on any material and information to anybody interested - it's time the work was discussed rationally and in a genuinely honest way without all the mud-slinging and agendas - it really is worth it.
Jim Carroll