2009 Obit: Matt Armour (Great Knight Folk Club)

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: vectis
Date: 18 Feb 09 - 03:43 AM

Sadly can't make the funeral, will still be down under. We will raise a glass and sing a rousing chorus in his memory soon after. Mary

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Sandy & Ian Hobbs
Date: 19 Feb 09 - 04:12 AM

Such a great friendly man, loved him so much. His enthusiam for life & his music have always been what has drawn so many to the Song Loft & The Vaults Bar. We are so going to miss him so much. I wish I had come to Stony more often & kept intouch. All our thoughts at this time go to Jane & the family.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Bill Marston
Date: 19 Feb 09 - 09:46 AM

Hello Again, There seems to be some confusion regarding Matt's funeral. Several couples turned up today saying that they had read on a Website that it was today at 2'o'clock.I can't find a posting with this incorrect information.If anyone knows where this is posted can you please correct it ,Thanks, Bill.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: wendyg
Date: 19 Feb 09 - 05:43 PM

Very sorry to hear about Matt; I remember playing the Stony Stratford club in the late 1970s and staying with him and Jane.

wg

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: The Admiral
Date: 19 Feb 09 - 07:13 PM

To reiterate, the funeral is to be held at the Church of St Mary and St Giles, Stoney Stratford on the 26th February, Pearl and I have both managed to get off the slave gang for an afternoon so we'll be there. Unfortunately, it's our club night and a special British Heart Foundation fund raising evening so we won't be able to stay at the 'Celebration' for very long but I'm sure that Matt wouldn't have disgreed with that....

As Moira said we'll raise a glass at Maidenhead to a man who's given us many happy memories.

Tony

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Chris Jewell
Date: 21 Feb 09 - 03:56 AM

So sorry to hear the news. Matt was a one off who did so much for the folk scene in Stony. Thanks Matt.

Best wishes to Jane and the family

Chris and Debs

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,mandy collins
Date: 22 Feb 09 - 10:56 AM

a good teacher at winslow that is going back 30years ago very good folk singer will be sadly missed by eveyone who knew you my thoughts are with you jane and the family god bless you xx

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Ronnie Crabbe
Date: 23 Feb 09 - 02:59 PM

Matt was one of the first people I met when I moved to Stony in the mid 80's. Being from Scotland & living just a few hooses doon the street from Matt didn't take us long to get together. We always had an open door an the big man always knew where I kept the Malt.
I think I saw him more than the postie .
I made it back from the States for his 70th but I'm sorry I can't be there for his final journey.
Matt, I will miss you, "lang may yer lum reek".
All my love to Jane & the girls.
Ronnie.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,GUEST - Barry HITCHCOX
Date: 24 Feb 09 - 02:53 PM

I first met Matt when I moved into Bletchley in the early 60s. I was involved with him at Bletchley Rugby Club. He was a staunch member and hard worker for the club. He was great fun to be with and will be missed by all who knew him.
His renditioning of 'The Jolly Old Highland Tinker'was never meant for the folk scene, but was the cause of much humour in rugby circles.
My heartfelt sympathies to his family from all at Bletchley Rugby Club.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Carole & Alan Prior
Date: 25 Feb 09 - 02:13 PM

We were saddenned to hear, recently, that Matt had passed away. Our heartfelt condolences to you Jane and to all the family.
Sadly our paths haven't crossed much in recent times, but we remember you both fondly. Matt was a big man in all ways, particularly in character and gave us such encouragement and friendship when we were younger. Great memories of Edinburgh Folk Festival, Wavendon, Stony Stratford and Whittlebury are still with us now.
Matt's big songs live on with us and many others who love to sing them and listen to them. He smiles on, with us all.
So sorry, Alan & Carole

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb
From: GUEST,Nick Gordon
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 07:16 AM

There's another bit of video. Matt's contribution is the soundtrack - the video is of our tribute session the other week, Hope you enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjL7UMnI6Tw

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: My guru always said
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 01:55 PM

Was in the dentists waiting room at 2pm thinking of Matt and his funeral, am sure he's had a bloody good sendoff. Candle lit & will raise a glass later with friends.
Hil

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb
From: cptsnapper
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 03:18 PM

It was fantastic! I'd say that there were over 300 people in the church & the session looked as if it was going to be fantastic: it was a shame that we had to leave early.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: skipy
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 03:48 PM

Great send off for a great man. We had to leave staight after the funeral (well, 1 pint!) as we had to go to parents evening!
The gathering was a "whos who" in the folk world. He would have been pleased.
Skipy

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 09:08 PM

Another candle lit for Matt.
He was so special .His voise , songs and our chat at Fylde last year, a man in my high regard for 20 years.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb
From: GUEST,Nick Gordon
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:39 AM

A short DVD of the 2 Youtube clips is now available, if anyone would like a copy. Quality is obviously better than Youtube, and it will (should) play in an ordinary DVD player.

If you'd like a copy, email me at [e-mail], and I'll send it.

There's no charge, but if you feel duty bound, and you'd like to make a small donation to the RNLI, Matt would appreciate it, wherever he is.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: skipy
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 05:25 PM

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Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Kevin Magill
Date: 05 Mar 09 - 06:06 AM

I would like to post an update for all that have written wonderful heartfelt comments on this thread for Matt & Jane. As we can only imagine, the last few weeks have been difficult for Jane and she has not had the opportunity to visit the web and see the any of the lovely tributes to Matt (and herself)and the effect they had on our lives. Last evening at dinner, she was presented with the Memorial Book signed by the many people who attended the funeral and the subsequent sessions.(thanks to my partner Kate, and Mary & Steve Johnson for organising this).In addition, the many pages of this thread and the tributes from Matt's Myspace site were included for her to read at her leisure. We will continue to monitor this thread and include further tributes so they can be incorporated into the Memorial Book
Similarly, Jane has not had a chance to read any of the many emails that must have sent as yet.
A huge thank you to you all for the words, they mean so much to Jane and the family.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb
From: Nick Gordon
Date: 09 Mar 09 - 01:57 PM

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Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: HWinWindies
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 07:50 PM

I have only just picked up this thread, and was stunned to read of Matt's death.
I was an attendee, with my sister at the Cutty Wren in Totton as a teenager, and then left folk for years til I moved to Milton Keynes, and everywhere we went to watch, listen or occasionally sing, there was Matt.
He was INVOLVED in the living tradition, in a way that touched so many.
It is with sadness, that I read of his passing, but with great joy and thanks that I met him, that I will remember him and the positive impact he made on all who met him.
Thanks Matt.
Harry Whitcher

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club)Feb 2009
From: GUEST,Ron Adams
Date: 24 Aug 13 - 05:51 PM

A very great loss. I was an organiser of folk nights in the Mid-Bucks area around 1972 and Matt never once said no when I asked him to come along. I remember introducing him once at Winslow Folk Club as the ' doyen of the local folk scene ' How old was he then? I got a lovely warm letter from him when I got back in touch in 2008 and bought one of his CD's. I will treasure it as a souvenir of the Big Man.

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club) - 2009
From: Felipa
Date: 08 Feb 24 - 07:19 AM

anniversary - time to sing (or learn) Generations of Change

Subject: RE: Obit: Matt Armour (Great kNight Folk Club) - 2009
From: Richard Mellish
Date: 08 Feb 24 - 12:20 PM

> anniversary - time to sing (or learn) Generations of Change

Why that song, which has been sung a lot, in particular? What about some of his less well known ones?