Sadly,just received the news re Brian. As half of and on behalf of KELLY & WALSH I am so sad to have missed the opportunity to bid farewell to a kind and generous man. When The Beggarmen broke up we split into several things. Terry Walsh and I formed KELLY & WALSH after Gerry Brady left for South Africa. Then our agent Jenks of the MSG called it a day. We had nowhere to go. Brian did an amazing thing.He gave me his contact book for all the clubs and bookers that he had. I spent hours contacting them all with Brian's recommendation and so slowly built up a calendar of gigs around the north of England that was second to none. And subsequently expanded further as our reputation spread. That was only possible due to the generosity of a really true friend and gentleman. He did not have to do that,yet he did. We are eternally grateful to the lad and mourn his passing.
Tony Kelly aka KELLY & WALSH