Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton Obit in UK Guardian paper From: GUEST, topsie Date: 01 Oct 09 - 04:55 AM You had me worried there for a minute - it's 1still st October here in my house. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton Obit in UK Guardian paper From: bbc Date: 01 Oct 09 - 06:40 AM That's a lovely article; thanks for bringing it to our attention. For those who may not know, Sandy's memorial gathering will be held soon--on Saturday, October 10, 2009. All are welcome. Details on another thread or PM me. best, Barbara |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton Obit in UK Guardian paper From: maeve Date: 01 Oct 09 - 02:32 PM In case it disappears, and because Sandy and Caroline and family are so important to so many of us, here's the article in its entirety. Thanks for making note of it, Roger the Skiffler. From link above http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/30/sandy-paton-obituary **********************************************************************
"During the late 1950s and early 60s, a wave of American folk singers broke on British shores – artists such as Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Richard Fariña and Bob Dylan. Amid this procession was a personable couple named Sandy and Caroline Paton. Sandy Paton, who has died aged 80, continued to make music with Caroline for many years, but his most important contribution to folk music was to co-found the record label Folk-Legacy, which has survived the vicissitudes of the independent record business for almost half a century. Folk-Legacy LPs, instantly recognisable by their sober, black-and-white sleeves, introduced enthusiasts both to voices of the East Coast folk revival, such as Gordon Bok and Rosalie Sorrels, and to older practitioners such as the Kentucky singer Sarah Ogan Gunning and the North Carolina banjo player and singer Frank Proffitt, whose tale of the murderer Tom Dooley was turned into a million-selling disc by the Kingston Trio. Paton's father was a geographer, and the family moved often. He spent his teens in Seattle, painting, acting and discovering folk music, eventually choosing the latter as his profession. In 1957 he met Caroline and later that year they visited Britain, performing at folk clubs such as the Troubadour and Eel Pie Island in London. Paton recorded three EPs of American folk songs for the small Jazz Collector label and assisted the Scots folklorist Hamish Henderson in recording the celebrated Aberdeen singer Jeannie Robertson and her daughter Lizzie Higgins. While in Britain, Caroline gave birth to their son David, and some of the songs they sang to him appeared a couple of years later on their Topic EP Hush Little Baby. Back in the US, Paton worked for a time in the record department of a Chicago store, building up its stock of folk albums. On a song-collecting trip to Appalachia, he recorded Proffitt and Horton Barker, a blind ballad singer from Virginia. Impressed by the tapes, his friend Lee Haggerty suggested they create a record label, and provided financial backing. Based in Burlington, Vermont, where the Patons then lived, Folk-Legacy opened its catalogue in 1961 with an album by Proffitt. There were further LPs by traditional performers, such as two volumes of songs from the community of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, but the mainstays of the enterprise were artists such as Bok, Ed Trickett, Art Thieme and Michael Cooney, and the Scots singers Jean Redpath and Archie Fisher. A popular early release, Golden Ring, was subtitled A Gathering of Friends for Making Music. The phrase succinctly defines the Folk-Legacy ethic. In a catalogue that eventually topped 120, the Patons allowed themselves an occasional album of their own, and over the years released Sandy & Caroline Paton, I've Got a Song, New Harmony and When the Spirit Says Sing. Paton also continued his field-recording work and in 1977 he produced the collection Brave Boys: New England Traditions in Folk Music for New World Records. The Patons' services to folk music were recognised in awards from the California Traditional Music Society, the Memphis Dulcimer festival and the Eisteddfod festival of traditional arts in Massachusetts. In 1993 the Commission on the Arts in Connecticut, where they had moved in 1967, declared them "official State Troubadours". Paton is survived by Caroline and their sons, David and Rob. • Charles Alexander (Sandy) Paton, folk musician and record company owner, born January 22 1929; died July 26 2009 Sandy Paton obituary" This article was first published on guardian.co.uk at 18.56 BST on Wednesday 30 September 2009. It appeared in the Guardian on Thursday 1 October 2009 on p37 of the Obituaries section. It was last updated at 18.56 BST on Wednesday 30 September 2009. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Duane D. Date: 06 Oct 09 - 03:25 PM (Second try.) I just added a set of 27 images of Sandy from 2000-2009, most of which have never been posted to the internet, from past concerts, 2000 Clearwater Festival, and the Paton Family Reunion Dinner June 13, 2009. To view the set, click here. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: maeve Date: 06 Oct 09 - 03:27 PM Thank you, Duane D. maeve |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: katlaughing Date: 06 Oct 09 - 09:23 PM Those are really special, Duane. Thank you, very much. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: GUEST,maddy De Leon Date: 23 Oct 09 - 02:48 PM If you get down this far, you have a lot of patience and must have loved our friend a lot, as I did. What a pleasure to walk into a festival somewhere and see Sandy at the Folk Legacy booth. It meant a break, (or many) from hurrying between workshops, to sit down and talk quietly with a good friend. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Big Mick Date: 23 Oct 09 - 03:34 PM Great photo's Duane. Thanks for sharing!! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Feb 10 - 08:05 PM Sing Out! Magazine, Volume 53, No 2 (Autumn 2009/Winter 2010) arrived today. This tribute from editor Mark Moss was in the Last Chorus section, on page 147. SANDY PATON 1929 - 2009 Folk-Legacy Records founder Sandy Paton passed away on Sunday, July 26, around 6:30 p.m. He had been in poor health in recent years, suffering from emphysema, which required that he be constantly connected to oxygen. About a month ago, Sandy and Caroline's grandson died tragically - drowning in a river in Connecticut. Sandy took the loss extremely hard. Sandy, with his wife Caroline and the late Lee Haggerty, founded Folk- Legacy Records in 1961 as an independent recording company specializing in traditional and contemporary folk music of the English-speaking world. Over the 48 years Folk-Legacy has existed, they have produced more than 120 recordings, with Sandy doing the actual recording and taking cover photographs. Folk-Legacy has always exuded the best of what a true, home-spawned independent label should be: the embodiment of a personal passion, with love focused on the music itself. Sandy was a terrific singer in his own right, as well. He and Caroline were designated as the Official Connecticut State Troubadours for 1993-1994. Hearing Sandy and Caroline sing, or even better the family - with sons Robin and David - was always a treat. Their performances were always participatory, with lots of singing and learning. Simply wonderful. In a world where meeting your "idols" rarely works out very well, Sandy Paton was an inspiration. His love, dedication and vision for traditional music was unwavering ... but he was never strident, pushy, or rude about his impressive knowledge. This was a guy who was all about loving the music and wanting to share his love for the songs and singers ... always visible in the glint in his eyes and infectious smile he had whenever he sang or talked about the music. And each Folk-Legacy release reflected that passion. Once I "met" my first Folk-Legacy release (the original Golden Ring recording), I was hooked ... and am proud to own almost every release from the label. Hardly "hi tech," but the music Sandy captured, made and shared was the real thing in the truest sense of the words. It was an honor to have known him. Tax-deductible contributions in Sandy's name can be made to the Kaelan Paton Memorial Fund and sent to: Caroline Paton, P.O. Box 1148, Sharon, CT 06069; or Salisbury Bank, P.O. Box 7, Sharon, CT 06069. Anyone with stories, photos, and/or remembrances of Sandy Paton is invited to send them to Linnea M. Palmer Paton at P. O. Box 472, Sharon, CT 06069, for possible inclusion in a future biography or history. - Mark D. Moss |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: maeve Date: 04 Feb 10 - 08:08 PM Thank you, Joe. I appreciate being able to read this tribute. maeve |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: katlaughing Date: 04 Feb 10 - 08:48 PM Me, too, Joe. Thanks, very much. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Art Thieme Date: 20 Apr 10 - 07:16 PM Before fully awake today, I lay there thinking of calling Sandy on the phone. Then I remembered. It's just hard to believe. Art |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: GUEST,kendall Date: 20 Apr 10 - 07:41 PM Sandy told me a story that I had never heard before. That's always a rare treat. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Deckman Date: 21 Apr 10 - 12:12 AM Even though we'd never met, we knew of each other. Sandy gave me great guidance when I had to write the obit of Walt Robertson for Sing Out magazine. I've never forgotten that. We did talk on the phone alot ... I think we still do? bob |
Subject: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: bbc Date: 25 Jul 11 - 09:41 PM Well, folks, tomorrow marks the second anniversary of Sandy's passing. He's much in my thoughts & I've just reviewed the threads on Kaelan's passing in June, 2009, & Sandy's in July of that year. Time moves on. Caroline is doing well, although I'm sure she thinks of Sandy (& Kaelan) every day. Whenever I go to the house, I still miss seeing Sandy reading at the table, with a cup of coffee, or sitting at the computer. I miss discussing the concerts I've attended & the performers I've discovered. He was such a special friend! Folk Legacy is celebrating its 50th year of existence. Its recordings are available, now, on Amazon & sales are up. Duane D. is a regular Folk Legacy employee, not just festival help. I wish Sandy was here to see it! This weekend, Duane & I visited the Housatonic River site where Kaelan was lost & we spent that time remembering him & his beloved grandfather. They are both a terrible loss to the world, in one sense. At the same time, each was a special blessing & gift. I am so glad to have known them & to be able to remember tham at this time! best, Barbara |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: katlaughing Date: 25 Jul 11 - 11:13 PM Beautidul memorial, bbc. Thanks for reminding us and for letting us know how Folk Legacy and Caroline are doing. Somehow, I expect Sandy is smiling, along with Kaelan, seeing how things are going. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: RoyH (Burl) Date: 26 Jul 11 - 05:27 AM Sandy, I think of you often, and hold your memory in reverence. I will never forget how kind you and Caroline were to me on my first visit to America. Rest in peace dear friend. ROY |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: kendall Date: 26 Jul 11 - 06:40 AM When Folk Legacy first decided to record me I didn't know how to absorb the honor.The second time I still didn't know what to do with it. It was so far out of my reach I couldn't even see it. Over the years Sandy and I developed a very special friendship, and I got to know the other side of him. His humorous observations, his politics and his caustic wit that he would often show me fit right in with my own. I was honored that this genuine gentleman had a side to him that I never saw him share with anyone else. One of the most intelligent and knowledgeable people I've ever known, plus, one of the wittiest. I'll never stop missing him. Gotta quit, can't see. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: MGM·Lion Date: 26 Jul 11 - 06:51 AM Recently, talking over lang-syne with my sister, 85, I mentioned that the young American who sang at my 26th birthday party in Hampstead in 1958 had died a year or two back, did she remember him? "Why, she exclaimed, "that beautiful young man with the exquisite voice! Of course I remember, I have never forgotten him". Just thought I should mention it. Still remembered with friendship & affection, Sandy. ~Michael~ I was tickled to death to discover, on joining Mudcat just two years ago, that Sandy had remembered me, and a song I used to sing while he was here, in a post in the late 90s. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Elmore Date: 26 Jul 13 - 02:20 PM Thought I'd take this opportunity to remember Sandy on the fourth anniversary of his death. I miss his great posts on Mudcat, his exquisite voice, and his goodness. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Thomas Stern Date: 26 Jul 13 - 05:16 PM He is greatly missed. Thomas. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Don Firth Date: 26 Jul 13 - 07:39 PM Sandy was one of Nature's Noblemen. I cherish his memory. Don Firth |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 26 Jul 13 - 10:36 PM his memorial is here and at Folk Legacy |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: Little Hawk Date: 27 Jul 13 - 01:09 AM "Everything passes, everything changes, Just do what you think you should do And someday, maybe Who knows, baby I'll come and be crying to you." - Bob Dylan 'To Ramona' lyrics, closing lines. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: bbc Date: 01 Aug 13 - 10:23 PM Thanks for refreshing this thread. For those of us who live near Folk Legacy, Sandy's spirit is, still, easy to sense. Nonetheless, I miss him, sorely. He was a very special man & I feel blessed to have known him in his latter years & called him friend! Barbara |
Subject: RE: Obit: Sandy Paton (22 January 1929 - 26 July 2009) From: kendall Date: 07 Jan 14 - 08:15 PM Time is supposed to ease the grief, but, in this case it has failed. |
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