Subject: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Becca90 Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:09 AM I wanted to let you all know my father Kendall Morse passed away early this morning. He loved the Mudcat community and made many dear friends here. He will be missed. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: rich-joy Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:27 AM Wow, more Mudcat Royalty passing on. VALE, Kendall (and best wishes to your loved ones and friends). R-J |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Observer Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:27 AM Very sorry to hear the news, sincere condolences to Kendall's family and friends, the world is certainly a poorer place without him. Now safe over the bar, Rest In Peace. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:36 AM Yes - sad news indeed. Rest in peace. Regards |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Jon Freeman Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:37 AM Sorry to read this. I remember him sending me (UK) a clip on computer microphone in the early days with HearMe here. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Steve Shaw Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:38 AM My best wishes to all his family and friends. Steve |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall From: Dave the Gnome Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:40 AM Oh no! Another good 'un gone :-( I'm sure he has already joined that massive session in the sky. |
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 |
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: 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: 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,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: Georgiansilver Date: 21 Apr 21 - 08:41 AM Sorry to hear that. Condolences to all his family and friends. |
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: 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: 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: 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: GUEST,# Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:01 AM RIP, Kendall. Condolences to all his family and friends. |
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: 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,Bill Sables Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:28 AM Sorry to hear this R I P Kendall |
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,Little Robyn Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:37 AM So sorry to hear this. Love to his family. Robyn |
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: 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: 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: 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 (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 (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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Irene M Date: 21 Apr 21 - 12:33 PM Very sorry to hear this. |
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: 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: 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: 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: SINSULL Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:10 PM Fairwell in Latin |
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: GUEST,mg Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:40 PM may he rest in peace. mg |
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: 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: Janie Date: 21 Apr 21 - 01:51 PM Kendall - performing "Ashes on the Sea" |
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Mrrzy Date: 21 Apr 21 - 03:46 PM Aw SHIT. So very, very sorry. |
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: 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: 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: 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: Stilly River Sage Date: 21 Apr 21 - 04:48 PM Renowned Maine humorist Capt. Kendall Morse dies at 86 There is an ad blocker on the site so you might have to disable them or use the "Just Read" extension to get past it. In the Bangor Daily News. PORTLAND, Maine — Maine humorist, Coast Guard veteran, author and Grammy-nominated musician Capt. Kendall Morse has died. He was 86. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: ClaireBear Date: 21 Apr 21 - 05:28 PM Fair winds and following seas, Cap'n. I will miss you forever. Your health will be drunk with much single malt this night, I promise you that. Heartfelt sympathies to Becca, to Jacqui and to everyone who I know who has know and loved Kendall. Let's hope we're wrong about that whole "no afterlife" thing, because up there is beginning to seem like a hell of a lot better party than the one we're trying to keep going on THIS plane. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Brian Peters Date: 21 Apr 21 - 06:30 PM "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.” |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: EBarnacle Date: 21 Apr 21 - 06:34 PM Hoisting a Dark and Stormy to you, Kendall. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: JennieG Date: 21 Apr 21 - 07:17 PM Sad news to wake up to this morning......condolences to Kendall's family and friends. Wish I could have had the opportunity to meet him. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST Date: 21 Apr 21 - 09:50 PM He was a treasure … I always enjoyed him. bob(deckman)nelson |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: frogprince Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:18 PM I've dropped away from the Mudcat for a long time. Something made me sign in tonight. I was at least fortunate enough to visit with the Captain a couple of times. Another good one gone... Dean |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Richard Atkins Date: 21 Apr 21 - 10:23 PM Rip Kendall with fond memories of a special man indeed. His surprise Victory visit on his birthday in 2011 was special bonus visiting us after. He did enjoy playing with my old cars nearly restored now. A special man gone, but I think Dan Shultz on his post has covered all that I think now. Thank you Kendall for the fond memories and advice |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: BrooklynJay Date: 22 Apr 21 - 12:14 AM Farewell Kendall. You embodied everything positive about Mudcat. You are truly and absolutely irreplaceable. Bon voyage, Captain. Jay |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Hrothgar Date: 22 Apr 21 - 04:04 AM Lovely man, great singer. It was a privilege to have met him. Condolences to the family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Bradfordian Date: 22 Apr 21 - 04:09 AM RIP Kendal. You enriched our lives with your music and humour; and we will still enjoy it through your CDs. Condolences to family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Megan L Date: 22 Apr 21 - 05:07 AM May the winds be kind and the seas be gentle wherever his spirit sails. condolances to his family |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: DonMeixner Date: 22 Apr 21 - 12:24 PM It was my great pleasure to know Kendall, share some songs and scotch with him, and I will miss his expert barbs and gentle jibes. Don Meixner |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: maeve Date: 22 Apr 21 - 12:34 PM Elaine, Becca, Jacqui, Sinsull, and the rest of the family- Thank you for helping my friend of more than 30 years to live his life. Thank you for sharing Kendall with the rest of us. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: voyager Date: 22 Apr 21 - 01:43 PM Rick Fielding, Art Thieme, Barry Finn, Micca, Katspaw, LaMarca Kendall Morse .... a few of the stones I have followed on the path of my Mudcat journey. Fair winds Captain. Thank you for your life in music voyager |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: The Sandman Date: 22 Apr 21 - 02:24 PM I never met him, but my condolences to all his friends and family.RIP. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Sarah the flute Date: 22 Apr 21 - 02:25 PM Oh this is sad news - he was a mudcat legend. RIP Kendall |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: robomatic Date: 22 Apr 21 - 02:26 PM I did not know Kendall, but as a former resident of Massachusetts and a big fan of Maine performers such as Gordon Bok, I will obtain some familiarity with Kendall by his works. I still remember the Simas Kudirka incident. May those close to him by friendship, fellowship and kinship obtain comfort in his memory. Thanks you for this notice and these tokens of experience. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 22 Apr 21 - 04:46 PM HEAVEN IS A HAPPIER PLACE Sincerely, Gargoyle mudcat has been blessed for decades |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Dani Date: 22 Apr 21 - 06:26 PM Just came across this actual obituary: https://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituary/captain-kendall-morse-1082116867 |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Jeri Date: 22 Apr 21 - 08:40 PM "Car accident!?" WTF!? Dani, that's obituary Stilly River Sage posted the text to up above. Trying to remember the last time I saw him, and where. His house? A house concert? I don't know that it matters, but I wish I could remember. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 22 Apr 21 - 09:19 PM Goodbye and God Bless. A great man. All my sympathy to Jacqui, remembering sessions with you in Hertford, before you had the happy meeting with the Captain. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Jeri Date: 22 Apr 21 - 11:08 PM I see where he had a car accident, but "after some uncomfortable years due to the car accident " is reading a lot into things that wasn't there. As far as I know, he got banged up, healed, and didn't have any lasting effects or "uncomfortable years". Up to the last few years, I'm pretty sure he was doing things that were physically rough on a 30 year old. He didn't do technology (if you know what I mean, you know. If you don't, I'm not yet over the trauma of trying to explain how to "highlight" text, or what "File Manager" in ancient Windows was) over the phone), but restored quite a few old cars. I got a ride in the model ? (I don't want to type the wrong letter in), with his mother's beautiful and very heavy lap blanket. I enjoyed sleeping in his motor home when I stayed overnight at SINSULL's after a house concert. He always wanted me to play Ashoken Farewell when I was there with my fiddle. I met him when Sandy Paton suggested I might be a good traveling companion when we went to NOMAD one year. He drove me crazy, but that's not a hard thing. We stopped into a diner (was it the "Collins" diner?) on the way down, and a woman came up to the table where Sandy, Caroline, Kendall, and - was Kathy Westra there? - and I were sitting, and totally fan-girled at him. "Are you Kendall Morse? I LOVED your TV show!" And I gave him a cheap banjo I had. He eventually got a nice one, but I wouldn't let him give mine back, so I won. And then, there was the Getaway, and the interaction between him and Max. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 23 Apr 21 - 11:03 AM I went looking for my 2 CDs & found I had 5 - what a treasure his family & friends & the folk world have lost. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Charley Noble Date: 23 Apr 21 - 01:38 PM I'll think of Kendall the next time I play the "Outside Track." It's the one song he always requested that I sing. I remember well when Judy and I were working with the Portland Folk Club and had invited Utah Phillips, with Kendall as the opening set. That was the first time they had ever met, and it got better! Good-bye and fare ye well, old friend. Charlie Ipcar |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Charley Noble Date: 23 Apr 21 - 01:50 PM Here's a link to a set of photos of Kendall that I posted on the Mudcat Facebook forum: Click here! Charlie Ipcar |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Bat Goddess Date: 23 Apr 21 - 04:47 PM I think the Bangor Daily News obit (which was in print later the same day Kendall died) may have been one of their pre-written obits for Maine characters, I mean, prominent Mainers. Here's the one from yesterday's Portland Press Herald — Kendall's Obit Linn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Eric the Viking Date: 23 Apr 21 - 06:56 PM Sad news.Condolences. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,keberoxu Date: 23 Apr 21 - 07:35 PM Thanks everybody for those obit links -- they answered a great many questions. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: voyager Date: 23 Apr 21 - 08:40 PM when we have the obits of Mudcat stalwarts, such as Captain Kendall Morse, the response is mostly somber with respects and condolences to family and friends. I celebrate the Captain's prowess with song and story and cheer the path he has laid before us. sing out voyager Stories and Song | http://www.stories-and-songs.us |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST Date: 24 Apr 21 - 04:02 AM Sail on in Peace, Kendall. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Megan L Date: 24 Apr 21 - 04:28 AM This morning i was looking for Kendall on youtube this is not one of his tales but it seemed appropriate for he has passed to us the tending of the folk lights Let the lower lights be burning |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 Apr 21 - 12:31 PM Here's the full text from the Press Herald obit that Bat Goddess linked.
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Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 21 - 04:37 PM Kendall was very proud to be a friend of U. Utah Phillips. Utah had a collection of his songs titled Starlight on the Rails. It was published as a songbook in 1973, and expanded and reissued by his son Duncan in 2011. In 2014, a collections of Utah's recordings came out as a four-CD set titled Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook. Most of the tracks on the collection were sung by Utah, but Utah gave a spoken introduction for "Ashes on the Sea," and it was the voice of Kendall Morse singing the song. Kendall lost his voice due to throat cancer, and for a long time he couldn't sing or tell stories. Eventually, he was able to whisper his stories into a microphone, and occasionally sometimes whisper out a song. But he didn't perform publicly. Utah Phillips changed that - he invited Kendall to swap stories with him on stage in Grass Valley, California, and Kendall and Jacqui came here for the concert on April 8, 2006. Amos Jessup drove up from San Diego for the concert, and it was a delightful evening. I think it was one of the happiest days of Kendall's life. And it was so nice to welcome Kendall and Jacqui to my home and to take them on a Sierra tour. Thread #23622 Message #264123 Posted By: Joe Offer 25-Jul-00 - 03:55 AM Thread Name: Lyr ADD Ashes on the Sea (Utah Phillips) Subject: ADD: Ashes on The Sea ^^
ASHES ON THE SEA Oh, and here's Kendall singing "Hobo's Lullaby" in 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMld7JFnITU |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: bbc Date: 24 Apr 21 - 09:06 PM Thanks, Joe! Barbara |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 24 Apr 21 - 10:23 PM Joe's link to the song leads to Kendall's Youtube channel which has all tracks from 'Seagulls & Summer People' & 'Lights upon the Shore' |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Seamus kennedy Date: 25 Apr 21 - 02:46 AM Farewell Captain; it was a privilege and a pleasure getting to know you, share songs and stories, and enjoying your company. Oh, and your guitar-picking too. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: Benjamin Date: 25 Apr 21 - 07:38 AM I remember so many of Kendall's arguments. In his own words to me, "I have more buttons than the space shuttle." In the end, it was easy to see that he was coming from a good place. Much of it came from his passion for music. He had much to contribute in his music and contributed much to the conversation here. Captain Morse, thank you for sharing your passion through your music, stories, and your arguments. Your contributions will stay with us always! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Olddude Date: 25 Apr 21 - 04:18 PM My dear friend, you will be sadly missed. Thank you for all the years of friendship Dan |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: Richard Atkins Date: 25 Apr 21 - 09:35 PM A special service with so many tributes on Mudcat cafe as well. His songs relived with his wonderful voice. So lucky to meet him at home on his UK birthday trip for a true character meet with my regard for Kendall . He enjoyed my old cars but stated on my smoking " wise up and forget the butt" I hope many happy memories remain in future for so many. Thank you Kendall |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: Rex Date: 26 Apr 21 - 12:29 PM So sorry to learn that another of our early 'Catters is gone. Kendall did much for music in his time. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: Charlie Baum Date: 26 Apr 21 - 07:07 PM At least now when asked, "Have you lived in Maine all your life?" the answer can be "ayup" instead of "not yet." May memories of him bless us forever. --Charlie Baum |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: saulgoldie Date: 26 Apr 21 - 07:24 PM Hehehe..."All my life!" Hehehe! Saul |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: GUEST Date: 28 Apr 21 - 10:48 PM Kind of you, Linn, to share that link to the Portland Press Herald obit. Manuel |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 01 Aug 21 - 05:53 PM Today Charlie Ipcar posted a set of photos to the Kendall Morse Remembrance, July 31, 2021 on his Facebook page. It was at the Sail, Power & Steam Museum, Rockland, ME, photographed by Charlie Ipcar and Judy Barrows. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: maeve Date: 01 Aug 21 - 08:40 PM That was a very private, invitation only, gathering. It was not intended for public consumption. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: Jeri Date: 01 Aug 21 - 08:49 PM It's nice his friends had this chance. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: Rapparee Date: 01 Aug 21 - 09:27 PM It brought back memories. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: GUEST,Charlie Ipcar Date: 02 Aug 21 - 09:35 AM Saturday, July 31, 2021, was the Kendall Morse Remembrance Day at the Sail, Steam & Power Museum in Rockland, Maine. The weather was perfect and there were many stories and songs. Here's a link to a Facebook album of some photos that Judy Barrows and I took at this event: Click here! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Kendall Morse (21 April 2021) From: wysiwyg Date: 22 Nov 21 - 04:07 AM (((Becca and all of Kendall's Lovies))) -S- |
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