Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: skarpi Date: 21 Apr 21 - 04:46 PM Rest in Peace dear Kendall , I ll see you again when it´s my time to go . this is line from a poem here in Iceland .. When I think of angels I think of you And your flaming red hair and the things that you do. I heard you had left no it couldn't be true When I think of angels I think of you. Godspeed to you angel wherever you go although you have left I want you to know My heart's full of sorrow I won't let it show I´ll see you again when it's my time to go. Dear Jacqui and family , love and hugs from me , all the best Skarpi Iceland, |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Dharmabum Date: 21 Apr 21 - 04:35 PM So sorry to hear of Kendall's passing. Spent some time at Old SONGS with him. I enjoyed our conversations over morning coffee. He was very kind & supportive while I went through my daughter's terminal illness. My condolences to his family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Apr 21 - 04:14 PM Well Cap'n it was a pleasure. Enjoyed your visit to my humble abode, and I enjoyed your company, when I visited Portland Me. Hope Seamus is up there with you. Bye old friend. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: My guru always said Date: 21 Apr 21 - 04:13 PM So very sorry to hear this, condolences to Becca and the Family. Candle lit at Old Keepers. RIP Kendall, sing up now! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Mrrzy Date: 21 Apr 21 - 03:46 PM Aw SHIT. So very, very sorry. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Mary Katherine sans cookie Date: 21 Apr 21 - 03:34 PM So very sorry to hear this sad news. Kendall was one of the first to welcome me to Mudcat, way back before the Earth's crust cooled. And Jacqui and her family came to visit me in Southern California, a wonderful memory that warms me still. Farewell, Cap'n. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Dan Schatz Date: 21 Apr 21 - 02:40 PM Crossposting here and elsewhere.... I met Kendall Morse when I was 17 years old. He was a featured performer at the DC Folklore Society Getaway and took the time to sing a song into a tape recorder for a kid who thought it was funny. (I still sing the song, too.) Over the years since I got to know him more - at Getaways, at Rinktums (music gatherings in Maine and New Brunswick), on porches and in living rooms. He taught me more songs, over the years, and of course stories. One day Kendall, Jacqui, and I were talking about his good friend Utah Phillips, and i suggested maybe some of us could contribute songs to a CD to raise some money for him. Kendall reached out to Pete Seeger and Tom Paxton, and all of a sudden our little project wasn’t so little anymore. More artists and friends joined us, and ultimately Singing Through the Hard Times got nominated for a Grammy award. For a good year afterwards, Kendall wore his Grammy nominee’s medal on special occasions - which for him included going to the post office. We all know Kendall was funny (“You let me do the jokes,” he used to say when I’d make some feeble attempt to keep up with him), but he could also be wise. And he could be difficult. He could lift a friend from an emotional abyss and he could fall into his own. He could be gentle some times and quick to anger at others. But he never lost his sense of humor. In the last years of his life, Kendall had plenty to get bitter about - his beautiful was gone, taken by the cancer, and sometimes it seemed like he couldn’t find his way out. Friends helped, Jacqui helped, family helped, but it was something in Kendall’s spirit that wouldn’t let go. Not long after his voice went, I talked with Kendall about what he was going through. He said, “I just about gave up last week. But I’ll tell you something. I’ve woken up every day of my life with a song in my head. And the other day, that song was ’76 Trombones.’ Now that’s gotta mean something.”?? The last time I saw Kendall was at our music gathering in February of 2020, just before the pandemic kept us all apart. He was struggling cognitively, but in some ways he was as Kendall as ever. When he saw me he said, as he usually did when we met in the last few years, “Have I ever thanked you for making me famous?” I could have easily said the same to him. Then we sat down together and I played guitar while he whispered the lyrics to Utah Phillips’s “Phoebe Snow.”?? There’s more I could say about Kendall - and more I will, since I expect to be quoting him for the rest of my life. I’ll miss him terribly, and I’m so glad - so privileged - to have counted him as a dear friend. Rest in peace, Kendall. You will always live in your songs, your stories, and our hearts. "Rolling home, rolling home Rolling home across the sea...." |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Herga Kitty Date: 21 Apr 21 - 02:13 PM Very sorry to hear of Kendall's passing. I'm glad to have met him on 2 of his trips to England (and to have helped to get his watches serviced). Sending deepest sympathies to Kendall's family and friends. Kitty |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Amergin Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:56 PM Almost 20 years ago, when my paternal grandfather was dying from cancer I got him a copy of Stories Told in the Kitchen. He loved that book...it kept his spirits up as the end crept up to him. Thank you, Captain. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: EBarnacle Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:56 PM Totally worthy of respect and gone too soon. Lady Hillary and I hope he passed the bar gently. As we say in Ham radio, 73 to his extended family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Janie Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:51 PM Kendall - performing "Ashes on the Sea" |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Anne Lister Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:48 PM So very sorry to read this. Such a fine human being, storyteller, singer and inspiration. Many condolences and much sympathy to his family and his many close friends. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:42 PM The Mudcat Facebook (annex) page with the Kendall obit announcement. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,mg Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:40 PM may he rest in peace. mg |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: bbc Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:39 PM I'm so sorry, Becca! Your dad was one of a kind. I have many happy & amusing memories of him. He made many people laugh out loud. He will not be forgotten! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: SINSULL Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:10 PM Fairwell in Latin |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: open mike Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:08 PM Can someone please explain and or translate "VALE"? |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Big Al Whittle Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:01 PM Know what you mean PFR. We weren't on the same wavelength at all. Still (as you say) he knew his onions. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,open mike Date: 21 Apr 21 - 12:53 PM I had the good fortune to have Kendall and Jacqui pay me a visit at my cabin in California. I beleive he might have been performing with U. Utah Phillips in Nevada City. Another good thing is that I was able to get his octave mandolin and enjoyed playing it with good memories of him (until a fire destroyed it along with everything else I owned.) I have replaced it and still think of my instrument "Amanda Lynn" as a connection to Kendall. Ashes on the Sea Maine Humor Uncle Curt Stories I believe there used to be a video of the performance with Utah and Kendall, and also some episodes of a t.v. show on public t.v. of Kendall telling stories and jokes....glad we have some videos of him to rememeber him by! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: punkfolkrocker Date: 21 Apr 21 - 12:35 PM I didn't know or have much interaction with Kendall. (In fact I wouldn't be surprised, though don't take it personally, if he thoroughly disliked the abrasive limey pfr persona). But over the years I did respect his stature and reputation as a much loved mudcat elder. And admire his musical and literary talent. It's always sad when the world loses a senior expert in their chosen field of activity. All those years of accumulated knowledge and experience, gone in an instant. Similar to an irreplaceable great museum and library archive suddenly burning down.. But people like Kendall are repositories of social and folk history & culture. All the more of a real loss to humanity. The ordinary down to earth folks like us... Cheers Kendall... |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Irene M Date: 21 Apr 21 - 12:33 PM Very sorry to hear this. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Monique Date: 21 Apr 21 - 11:41 AM Sorry to hear this. My condolences to family and friends. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Mainedog Date: 21 Apr 21 - 11:32 AM So sorry to hear this news, he was a good friend on, and off, Mudcat and Facebook. We used to camp together at the Old Songs Festival and played lots of music...but now there is more music elsewhere... Jim |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: KT Date: 21 Apr 21 - 11:23 AM Rest In Peace, my dear Old Salt... so grateful for your friendship.... Condolences to all who knew and loved him. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Brian Peters Date: 21 Apr 21 - 11:13 AM This is very sad news. I really enjoyed meeting Kendall when I was over in Maine. Give my best to Jacqui. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: RTim Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:58 AM RIP Kendall.....no more whisky to share..... Tim Radford |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Elmore Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:53 AM Enjoyed his music, and his posts to Mudcat. May he rest in peace. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:51 AM Things on Facebook disappear quickly. Please make a point of posting them here as well. Barbara Duran Shaw - album - Kendall photos |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Joe Offer Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:48 AM He was a legend. I'm very glad to have known him, and to have had so many occasions to enjoy his company. Heck, he even came to my house, way out here in rural California! And it was so nice to see him on stage swapping stories with another legend, Utah Phillips. Amos was here from San Diego that night [April 8, 2006], and he's gone, too. Rest easy, Kendall. You lived a good life, and you had a profound effect on a lot of people. I'll miss you. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: saulgoldie Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:37 AM I wish I had gotten to know Kendall sooner. But I'm glad that I did. Listening to some of his music, reading his books. Great body of work. Great human being. Thanks, Kendall! Rest easy. Saul |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Mark Ross Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:23 AM A great loss. I had wonderful times hanging out with him at Old Songs, and calling him up long distance to trade jokes and stories. We are losing too many. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Freda Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:05 AM I’m grateful to Kendall for his corny jokes, his wonderful stories and singing. I will listen to his music. He was a great character anda remarkable man. Those close to him will be remembering his humour, his wisdom and his charisma. Vale Kendall. freda underhill |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Stilly River Sage Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:02 AM Here are his 24,822 logged in posts and 1,529 GUEST, Kendall posts. I think Mudcat extended Kendall's life by several years; that whole throat cancer thing was a voyage of discovery for all here, with many urging him on and finding specialists for him to see. Thanks to all of Mudcat for that. RIP, Kendall. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Janie Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:46 AM Fair seas, Kendall. So many good memories.... Deepest condolences to His daughters, Jacqui and Cheryl. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Little Robyn Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:37 AM So sorry to hear this. Love to his family. Robyn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Jeri Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:33 AM I'm trying to remember the last time I saw him. Instead, I remember house concerts, and Getaways,, Rick Fielding playing Kendall's Apolloniono 12-string, and Old Songs, and sitting outside his camper, singng, and heading to the Woodchuck's compound for breakfast and cowboy coffee, Seamus, those old cars, and a whole lot more I'll remember later. And just like Tom (curmudgeon), I remember him in full voice. My condolences to his family, and loved ones. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Bill Sables Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:28 AM Sorry to hear this R I P Kendall |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:07 AM Sad to hear this, I have some of his recordings and always enjoyed his contributions here. Now the Cap'n has gone to Davey Jones' Locker, another of the old boys gone. RtS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Alison Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:05 AM I too remember Kendall from the old days of “hearme” & “icq”. Really sorry to hear of his passing, my deepest condolences to his family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,# Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:01 AM RIP, Kendall. Condolences to all his family and friends. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Dani Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:01 AM Picturing he and Amos bent low over two guitars, picking through a song, and an argument. Amos always let him win... to his face : ) No words right now, really, just a heartfelt hug and my condolences. More later. He adored you Rebecca. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: SINSULL Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:54 AM Captain Morse, Micca and Admiral Nelson sharing a single malt...makes me smile. Goodbye, old friend. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:52 AM adding my condolences - somewhere I have 2 of his CDs, it will be good to listen to him again sandra |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Maryrrf Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:46 AM I'm so sorry to hear this. So many of the old guard have passed on...Deepest condolences to all his family and friends. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Georgiansilver Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:41 AM Sorry to hear that. Condolences to all his family and friends. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Liz the Squeak Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:26 AM So sorry to hear this, he will be sorely missed. I bet he and Micca have already met up and are pouring the scotch. The session just got a bit bigger and cheekier. Condolences to all his families, here and over the pond. Rest easy, you old coot. LTS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Waddon Pete Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:22 AM He will indeed be missed. He was a great part of Mudcat. I have included him in the "In Memoriam" thread and send my condolences to all those who know and love him. RIP |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,keberoxu Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:15 AM I remember him scaring the heck out of the Mudcat by starting his own obit thread! All due support to those he left behind, who grieve his absence. As for himself, he is probably enjoying his liberation in spirit after some uncomfortable years due to the car accident and to illness that limited his aging body. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Backwoodsman Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:04 AM Very sad news indeed. Condolences and best wishes to family and friends. RIP Cap’n. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: fat B****rd Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:49 AM My very best wishes and condolences to all family and friends. RIP Kendall Charlie |
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