2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST,Ben Manning (USA)
Date: 08 Jul 22 - 03:05 PM

I recently received a photo from a friend in the UK and instigated a search to see if Malcolm was still around. So sorry to hear of his passing, he was a fine musician and an all around good person. The picture is from a concert we did in Liverpool back in 1968 or so, but I can’t figure out how to post it here.

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST,Eric K.
Date: 12 Jul 21 - 08:54 AM

This is also now on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1-7m5Xuv40

Top class fiddling and picking here; presumably it's Roger Churchyard on fiddle and Ian McCann on mandolin?

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 17 Sep 20 - 04:51 PM

Way above here is a post from John Price, Malcolm's nephew.
I just want to inform him that an audio track of Malcolm has just been putup on You tube:

Malcolm Price Trio Long Black Veil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo1r-bxzJ-g

John if you want to see more pics of Malcolm let me have your e-mail address.

Hoot

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST,Wippitwalker
Date: 28 Aug 18 - 07:07 AM

I learnt about Bluegrass music from John Field when he lived in Cranford, Middlesex. I went to see him playing with The Malcolm Price Trio once and loved the sound of Caroi’s autoharp, so much so that I ended up getting one. I didn’t learn to play it until 2001 . I still listen to their LP The Malcolm Price Trio + One with John Field on Banjo.
Sadly I heard that John had just died, hence my return to the forum wondering if I ought to post about it but Kate has already done so.

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST,kate.brown
Date: 23 Aug 18 - 08:50 AM

Those of you who have been remembering The Malcolm Price Trio plus one will be saddened to hear that John Field (banjo player extraordinaire) passed away on August 8th. Almost a year to the day from Malcolm.

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Oct 17 - 03:48 PM

So sorry to hear about Malcolm .i am ex wife of mick north,remember such good times with Malcolm and carol,anne north now anne jacey living in Spain.

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 17 Aug 17 - 07:24 AM

This is sad news. Another great entertainer we will no longer see. Still, memories eh? I have included his name on the "in Memoriam" thread. My condolences to all those who know and love him.

RIP

Peter

Subject: RE: 2017 Obit: Malcolm Price (M PriceTrio)
From: GUEST,Roger Knowles
Date: 16 Aug 17 - 01:45 PM

I was a pal of Malcolm's for several years when he was living at Pete Stanley's place. I'm sorry to hear of our loss.
Roger

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band"
Date: 16 Aug 17 - 11:52 AM

John Price,
             Please accept our condolences on the loss of your uncle, Malcolm. Fondest memories of "The Railway Tavern", Catford, "The Old Tigers Head", Lee Green, "The Wheatsheaf", Marsh Green and "Elsie`s" where he was our regular guest.

John Hills and David Watts.

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 16 Aug 17 - 07:31 AM

Hi John,

I am sorry to hear of your loss. I got to know Malcolm well during the sixties up until the time he went to live in Norway. I booked him regularly into the Ballads & Blues Club in London and we spent time together socially. He was an amusing raconteur with a great spiel between numbers and certainly one of the earliest and most competent flat-pickers that we had in the UK. It was a pity we lost him to Oslo. I am pleased to know that he had still been able to continue playing for so long.
I really appreciate having known him.

My condolences to you and your family.

Hootenanny

Subject: Malcolm Price obit 9 aug 2017
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Aug 17 - 07:18 AM

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,John Price - PM
Date: 16 Aug 17 - 06:42 AM

I am Malcom Price's nephew and I have some very sad news .Malcom sadly passed away last Wednesday 9 th August in a hospice in Oslo he had been battling cancer for the last couple of years . A friend us his informed us that he had lived a very happy life in Oslo and was still gigging up until last year , he enjoyed cycling and he did some teaching in local colleges . Sorry to bring such sad news .
Regards
John Price

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,John Price
Date: 16 Aug 17 - 06:42 AM

I am Malcom Price's nephew and I have some very sad news .Malcom sadly passed away last Wednesday 9 th August in a hospice in Oslo he had been battling cancer for the last couple of years . A friend us his informed us that he had lived a very happy life in Oslo and was still gigging up until last year , he enjoyed cycling and he did some teaching in local colleges . Sorry to bring such sad news .
Regards
John Price

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,Richard Castle
Date: 23 Jun 17 - 03:23 PM

I saw the group and bought Malcombe a drink or two at the Tunbridge Wells Folk Club back in 1962/63.
I have their Decca release of 1963 and an odd LP issued by Ember Records with 4 tracks from the group.

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,Richard Thomas
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 05:14 AM

I was searching for 'Malcolm Price' on the web and stumbled on this blog. I remember Malcolm (but not the trio) very well. I, plus a couple of friends were the organisers and residents at 'The Rovers Folk Club' in Bishop's Stortford in the very late 60s and early 70s. Malcolm was our guest artist on many occasions. At the time I used to play an 'Eko' 12-string guitar and talking to Malcolm I mentioned I wanted a better instrument. He told me he was selling his Gibson B45-12 (the one on the cover of 'Malcolm Price - His Songs and His Guitars' LP) as he wanted to raise funds to buy a ticket to the USA to try to break into the 'music scene' there. He also told me he had bought it from Keith Potger of the The Seekers. Well, I bought that box (for £100 in 1971) and I still have it today and play it regularly. Years later I got into contact with Keith Potger and he confirmed that it was the one he had used in the original recordings of The Seekers hits 'I'll Never Find Another You' & 'World of Our Own' so the guitar has a great history. If anyone has an email address for Malcolm I would like to get in touch with him again.

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,TM-CR
Date: 16 Feb 16 - 04:07 PM

I remember Malcolm Price very well, some 43 years ago, we have been often in touch and he was staying in my place. But I dont know what happened to him....

Subject: RE: anyone remember Malcolm Price Trio?
From: GUEST,peter Floyd
Date: 28 Jan 16 - 11:55 AM

Is anyone in touch with Tony Bryan?

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 30 Dec 15 - 12:17 PM

For those of you who may not know, Malcolm had an operation a few months back but is now out of hospital and still in Norway. Does anyone have any up to date news?

I was just listening a week or so back to a digitised copy of a tape I was given by the BBC producer at the end of a short pre recorded session of Malcolm's group up at BH.

Good memories of good friend and great entertainer.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: The Sandman
Date: 30 Dec 15 - 11:58 AM

Dave Bryant was booked once, so was Cyril Tawney, Also The Ginger Jug Band.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Guest, Peter Floyd
Date: 30 Dec 15 - 11:28 AM

I remember the Malcolm Price Trio well. Malcolm as Tony Bryan said - a very clean picker.
Tony and I were, along with the late Dave Verth on Banjo, the Dog End String Band!
Now that I am old enough to retire from the day job, my trusty John Bailey is out of mothballs and getting some regular use. It's been over two months and my fingers are still sore - never used to happen
Slow but painful improvement has been noted
I hope this message gets through, as my last reply seems to have been lost in the ether

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Tony Bryan
Date: 03 Jan 14 - 02:53 PM

Ah, Malcolm Price! What memories! I was a regular in the audience at Surbiton Assembly Rooms Folk Club from about 1962 onwards and saw Malcolm, with or without Trio, or Trio Plus One, on very many occasions. I believe it was our Master of Ceremonies, Derek Sarjeant, who referred to them one evening as The Cut Price Trio, a name which stuck. (I think they had agreed at the last minute to fill in for someone who could not make it - and for the same fee.)
Whoever Malcolm performed with, or without anyone else, you were guaranteed an evening of solid entertainment. His guitar picking was the cleanest and fastest on the scene until Doc Watson arrived (though Dr Pete Floyd in his day could come close). He sang with great earnestness, as though his lungs were running on empty. He had the look of a robin singing out on the top of a tree. Those were the days when you could sing folk songs from the Burl Ives song book without shame. On top of the singing was the patter - Malcolm would never stop talking. His introductions to his songs could run on for far longer than the song itself, and were invariably much more funny, unless it was a comic song, which could bring the house down. I would rate Malcolm's ad-lib stage patter easily on a par with Billy Connolly's. And while he was talking he was tuning or doing two or three other things at the same time, all of which were pulled into the thread somehow.
I remember that Mick North turned up with a fretted fiddle one evening. Anyone remember that? He used it for about one number to apply the appropriate notes. I've never seen one since.
If memory serves, Malcolm and the lovely Carol used to appear at the Jolly Blacksmith at Fulwell in the very early sixties. The Farriers were the resident group, with the late Dave Verth on banjo and .....? Was that John O'Flaherty? Skyport Ade Tucker? Geoff 'Winkle' Wilkes? Frank Beaseley on autoharp? Memory fades.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: breezy
Date: 17 Nov 11 - 07:18 AM

G SS m so you did, but not the Quaggysiders, who were two 6th formers at Catford School

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band"
Date: 17 Nov 11 - 05:31 AM

"Four Square Circle" were also regular guests at Downe. All best wishes to Geoff. I recall Dave Watts and Robin Gray arranging concerts at Avery Hill Teacher Training College where we booked Malcolm.
Great memories.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Nov 11 - 04:05 PM

i mentioned the greys.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: breezy
Date: 16 Nov 11 - 03:29 PM

While your at it G S S

Pete and Marion Grey, and the up and coming teenies called the Quaggysiders also appeared at geoff dale's Downe folk Club

thanks for that Hooot

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Nov 11 - 01:28 PM

baz
malcolm price , johnny silvo, cliff aungier , gerry lockran, royd rivers, joe stead, downes and beer, marion and pete grey,ralph mctell, ron geesin, wizz jones and pete stanley,a bluegrass band red clay ramblers/, and of course rsident geoff dale

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 16 Nov 11 - 12:41 PM

For your future reference it is "Parchman Farm".

Hooot

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: breezy
Date: 16 Nov 11 - 07:51 AM

Saw Malcolm many times and admired his flat picking. he told me one night that I was teaching his girlfriend's son at Tulse Hill school, 1967-8

my fave was his rendition of 'Shell be Right , mate she'll be right' an aussie song.

I too attended The Bromley folk club at the S n G and it was there there I first saw Diz D, Alex Campbell, John james.

Who were the residents ? Always did Parchment Farm by Mose Allison

For future reference my next gig will be on Fri 15th June 2012 at the Friday folk club at the Liberal club in Orpington. Then in October at The Orpington Folk club at the Change of Horses.

Best wishes to Malcolm

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Baz Bowdidge
Date: 16 Nov 11 - 05:34 AM

Hi Good Soldier,
Yes I sure did - George and Dragon back hall.
My memory needs jogging of who appeared there although I'm sure I went to see the Bromley regulars.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Nov 11 - 01:05 PM

guest barry, did you ever go to Downe Folk club?

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Barry 'Baz' Bowdidge
Date: 15 Nov 11 - 10:47 AM

1964 Bromley Folk Club - upstairs at the Star and Garter
Malcolm, Carol and Mick used to make regular appearances.
The Trio was wonderful live entertainment for me as a 19 year old.
They opened my eyes to sparkling flatpicking, autoharp and mandolin combined with Malcolm's lead vocals and humour.
They introduced me to Carter Family songs which were exceptional.
I still have their 'Malcolm Price Trio' (RG Jones) album which I treasure.
Memories of the Trio have stayed with me all my life.
In fact I was reminiscing with friend of mine 10 years ago in 'I wonder what happened ..?' vein.
To find this site and share memories with you guys is magic.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 12:46 PM

Just to confirm the above comment about the reason for Malcolm going down to Cornwall. The reason he gave to me also was to avoid National Service. He often talked about his time there and friendshp with potter Bernie Moss. I don't know of Michael Ross but Wizz Jones is still playing and I believe he has a new (or maybe re-issue CD) rleased recently.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Mike Pearson
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 07:33 AM

Adding to my previous post,have just spoken to my friend John to tell him about this website.He's reminded me about Malcolm playing in 1960 at Jan Australs in Longlands Road, Sidcup.Australs was a mini theatre/club at which many local folk, blues players, just starting used to play.Keith Richards before his Stones days was at Sidcup art School and used to sit watching Malcolm's every note during those sessions at Australs. His autobiography Life has an interesting chapter about his life in Sidcup and its part in the beginnings of folk and country music in England.Strangely he doesnt mention malcolm but talks about Wizz Jones and Michael Ross.Does anyone know what happened to them?
He also reminded me that another reason for Malcolm and Carol hiding away in Cornwall was so that he could avoid national service whichwas   just coming to its end.After they were married they went to Europe and busked around the south of france and paris before coming back and starting the Trio with Mick.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Mike Pearson
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 05:04 AM

Have just had a reunion with two friends in canterbury where i now live, Graham Hollins (now in Canada) and John Tisdell ( now in Gosport).We all grew up in Sidcup and knew Malcolm and Carol very well/Although none of us are musicians we were heavily into the music scene, mostly mainstream and modern jazz, but also used to frequent the folk clubs etc and the Roundhouse in London.I rememenber one night with malcolm and Carol when we went to see Rambling jack Elliott, I was living in a flat in chelsea at the time and after a pretty heavy nights drinking they all came back to the flat and slept the night on the floor.
We knew them before they got married. Malcolm and Carol ran away to Cornwall as she was under age at the time .John and Graham went down to see them in Charlestown where they eventually got married after Carols 16th birthday. The trio with Mick North were brilliant and at the time many people tried, to get them to go more commercial (add a drummer)asthey thought they could have been bigger than the Rolling stones, but malcolm remained true to his roots.
If anybody speaks to malcolm will they please pass on our best wishes, and it would be great to hear from him.
I,ll have to try to see Mick as he is now in West malling .

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Richie Bull
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 06:16 AM

Hi Tich,

Great to hear from you.

Give me a shout on Facebook under Richard Bull.

Yep, it is me on all the watery TV progs.

Spoke to Malcolm a couple of days ago. In good form.

Richie

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Tich Frier
Date: 30 Jun 11 - 08:58 PM

Hey Richie, nice to hear you're still in touch with Malcolm. I remember the wild days (and nights) in Oslo. Is that you being the dive master on fish hunting shows on satellite? Tich

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jun 11 - 05:02 PM

I remember the trio from Havent and the Portsmouth folk clubs.He arrived late one evening freezing cold.Took him ten minutes to thaw his fingers out.Then his flat picking was tremendous.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,BRITISH BLUEGRASS VETERANS (Dave Morris )
Date: 06 May 11 - 11:06 AM

As to the MALCOLM PRICE TRIO we have some of the trio's promotional photos on our FB pages along with other early major British bluegrass performers . Malcolm was a true pioneer over here with his fine playing and in real terms, a lot of us bluegrass `musos` back then had learnt a thing or two from him. Carol and Mick ,were gems in their own right too.
Malcolm and the Trio changed the way the majority of UK `folk`clubs looked upon Southern music for the first time....Cheers Dave Morris (Morris Boys)

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Richie Bull
Date: 25 Mar 11 - 11:15 AM

Look out for possibly Malcolm's rarest album ".. And then we all got up and slowly walked away" with Bill Keith playing banjo and an interesting cover. His last album was "Bourgois Blues" on the Waterfront label.Still speak to him every couple of weeks.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,John Bowden
Date: 17 Feb 11 - 09:14 AM

There's several copies of his 1969 saga LP on ebay at the moment!

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,John Harty
Date: 17 Feb 11 - 06:24 AM

Funny! I was just thinking about Malcolm, his guitat picking and very funny repartee. I remember the Trio ( Mick North left handed mandolin player). I have an LP of the Malcolm Price Trio which I am about to back up to CD. You're on that album John. Malcolm was very instrumental in keeping 'The Southern Ramblers' together in their early stages. He got us a banjo player when we were badly let down. Whenever Malcolm and the Ramblers were on 'Country Meets Folk' at the same time. We'd get together and play an unrehearsed version of 'Sunny Side of Life', much to the delight of Wally Whyton, but it did give the production team a few worries!!! By the way our autoharp player, David Jones, bought Carol's autoharp when the Trio broke up. He still has it, and plays it. Helives in Sussex and still plays Old Time and Bluegrass music. Anyone got the words to Malcolm's Archibald Arsolebrook?

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Richie Bull
Date: 18 Dec 10 - 12:14 AM

Spoke to Malcolm yesterday. Cheerful and upbeat. God Jul og Godt Nytt År

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Roger Knowles
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 03:17 PM

Richie,
How is Malcolm?
Roger

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Richie Bull
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 05:26 AM

I speak to Malcolm regularly. We worked together in Norway for many years.

Richie

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 07 Dec 10 - 05:32 PM

As I posted above, Malcolm Price currently resides as he has done for about 35 years in Norway. I don't think he plays any more

Cedric Thorose is still in London and plays regularly at a Monday evening pub session in North London. He is playing and building resonator guitars and does an excellent job at both. He also builds excellent mandolins one of his daughters is red hot on the mandolin and fiddle.

I have seen and heard them both on several occasions recently.
Clips on You Tube do not do them justice.

Ced was with the Southern Ramblers and did certainly know Malcolm.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: tritoneman
Date: 07 Dec 10 - 04:50 PM

I remember Malcolm sometimes using using a Martin 12 string - he played an awesome version of Ella Speed on it! His rendition of the Burglar Man was great and the All Go Hungry Hash House was pretty good too.

I don't think I ever saw Cedric Thorose with Malcolm Price but, if I remember rightly, he was in the Southern Ramblers.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,Ken
Date: 07 Dec 10 - 03:42 PM

I remember Malcolm Price very well, he often appeared at Chislehurst Folk club and I can still play a couple of numbers in his distinctive style. He usually appeared with a couple of Martin guitars, a six and a twelve string, and I think he used a special tuning for the twelve ~ but time makes memory slow. Whatever, I went out and bought a brand new 12 string jumbo just like Malcs and still have it, but only play it now and again as it seems so big, cumbersom and 'dead' compared with the flamenco guitar I normally use. Malcolm used to do a good comic number called "The Burglar Man" and his runs on "buffalo Skinners' were fantastic. Really a one man show whoever he was performing with, as I recall he had a liking for fawn whipcord trousers, western cut shirts and cowboy boots. Where is he now? No idea, but I do still have the recordings to remember him by. I also recall Cedric Thorose, I believe that they sometimes worked together but I may be imagining this. The folk movement was very solid in the 60s and everybody seemed to be friendly and encouraging. Great days ~ must be getting old, but the fingers still work! Ken

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: tritoneman
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 02:45 PM

Malcolm Price. The master of wonderfully controlled, tasteful flatpicking. He was very, very funny too. I was at that gig with Doc Watson at Guildford. It was probably in 1965 on Doc Watson's first UK tour. Ralph Rinzler - part of the Greenbriar Boys- was playing mandolin with Doc. Malcolm Price, along with Roger Churchyard (fiddle), John Field (banjo) and Ian McCann (guitar) were doing the support. They were amazing - the best I ever saw them perform.
Although it was all such a long time ago I've never forgotten that gig. Guildford Folk club was very much a traditional club at the time and to end the evening, they got one of their floor singers- Tom Dillon, to do an unaccompanied song. The contrast was stark and I didn't quite know what to make of it. In retrospect, I think it was a great idea.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Aug 10 - 02:49 AM

chris pepper I remember the trio well from the 60's I was friends with Chas Francis, Carols brother i went to quite a few gigs. I took them too Guildford where Doc Watson and Pete Seager were playing. I would like to hear from Chas. I can be reached via [e-mail] ps... I have lived in Australia for the past 42 years.

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,geoff allum
Date: 06 Aug 10 - 04:33 PM

i remember malcolm in the sixties,he was a star of the folk club scene.i learnt the long black veil from him and now play it myself in a french folk club.i am amazed to hear he no longer plays,a great shame. i would very much like to write to him,so john if you have his address or a contact for his sister i would be grateful.it would be good to let him know how important he was to us all.my number is 01797252714 or [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Malcolm Price Trio
From: GUEST,John Price
Date: 19 May 10 - 04:46 PM

Hi Folks
I have only just stumbled across this site.Malcolm is my uncle and yes you are correct he does live in Norway.I am so sorry to hear about Carol.As a boy I can clearly remember them practicing in his bedroom at my Nan and Grandads ( Malcolms Mum and Dad) as they lived there together for a brief period.The address was 95 Cray Road,Foots Cray,Sidcup,Kent,why I know this so well is because I lived across the road at 6 Orchard Villas.The last time I saw Malcolm was in 1972 at his fathers funeral.On a lighter note I can remember him having a wicked sense of humour.I believe his sister who is 84 years old still keeps in contact with him.