Brian Senior, founder Member of the Grove Folk Club in Leeds (Apr 1962), Organiser of The Yorkshire Folk Company and long time Member of The Young Tradition with Peter Bellamy, died on 27th January after a short illness! He was 80.

Brian played the heroic “Captain” in the mini-drama/ panto put on each Christmas by the World Famous “Holbeck Moor Mummers” as well as being a fine Folk singer and squeeze box player in his own right.

He will be greatly missed.

Funeral details: Rawdon Crematorium LS19 6JP Monday 19th February at 11.40hrs. Afterwards at Gledhow Sports & Social Club, Leeds LS8 1NQ.