2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)

Subject: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 23 Feb 15 - 06:35 PM

I hope this won't upset Admiral but its all over Face Book , and I feel the World of Mudcat folk should all be informed that the delightful Pearl went to the sing above on the 21st of February . R I P one of the nicest ladies on the UK scene .

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 23 Feb 15 - 07:05 PM

There will be a much-missed Pearl-shaped hole at many festivals, not to mention Maidenhead folk club. So sorry that she has been taken from us so early.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Feb 15 - 07:17 PM

I'm so sorry to hear this. I have good memories of the time spent with her and Tony on my UK trips. My thoughts are with all who are directly affected by her passing.

I shall play my Port & Brandy tape and narrowboat trip DVDs in rememberance of friendship,tolerance and assistance to a wandering, visiting Yank......

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Ian
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 05:06 AM

Thanks for adding it T. I was about to myself. I'm sure Tony won't mind as there are lots of Folk who will not know of this sad loss by other means.

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: banjoman
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 05:49 AM

Great memories of Pearl & Tony at Whitchurch Festival. A great loss.
Commiserations to Family and close friends

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,moira(flyingcat)
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 05:55 AM

I still can't believe that lovely Pearl has gone. Thank you guest for you kind words, (it would be nice to know who you are though) My heart is so heavy.
Moira

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Brian Peters
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 06:10 AM

Devastated by this news - I only heard she was ill two days ago.   A delightful, kind, unpretentious, generous lady. I'm so sad for Tony.

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Dave Illingworth
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 07:00 AM

This is sad news and a big shock.   I had not seen Pearl since our Pigfoot gig at Knowl Hill in 2009.   As well as being a lovely lady,
she was very generous in granting gigs to humble, basic performers like myself and my musical friends.   It was through Pearl that Pigfoot got to play at one of our all-time favourite gigs - the Stanford-In- The-Vale Festival in 1990.
She had a great personality and this will be a big loss to the folk scene as well as to her loved ones.

Dave Illingworth
London SW20

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Jon Heslop
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 08:08 AM

Another light gone out, another star in the heavens. A lovely, kind caring woman who gave the folk world far more than it ever knew just by being there.
Hang on in there Tony.
Jon

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: The Sandman
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 10:35 AM

I am gutted, such sad news.RIP my old friend.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 11:11 AM

I find it hard to find words to express how sad this news makes me. Luckily Jon Heslop, Dick Miles and Brian Peters have said it for me. R.I.P dear Pearl. Your name suited you. Condolences
to Tony and family.

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Fylde player
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 01:00 PM

When we settled near Maidenhead, she took us under her wing, we very soon took her to our hearts where she remains, she was kind, generous and terrific fun. With love David & Alison x

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 03:05 PM

just heard this very sad news-a lovely, welcoming lady- I didn't see Pearl very much, just really on visits to the excellent Maidenhead club. where the welcome was warm and genuine, to no small part due to Pearl- Tony, our thoughts are with you...

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Nick Dow
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 03:08 PM

Terrible news. God rest you Pearl
Nick

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: sleepyjon
Date: 24 Feb 15 - 06:34 PM

What a shock - I hadn't heard she was ill - brought me up quite short to read this. Tony, I wish there was something I could say - she was always so warm to me, a comparative stranger, and especially after Cele lost her bout with the big C just over a year ago. Thinking of you a lot.

SJ

aka John Garrick.

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: bubblyrat
Date: 25 Feb 15 - 09:45 AM

Such sad news indeed;the festival at Grove will never be the same.I didn't know her that well, but often saw / heard her at Maidenhead FC . Poor Tony.

Roger Mills
Tewkesbury

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: gnu
Date: 25 Feb 15 - 10:46 AM

My condolences.

Subject: RE: Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 25 Feb 15 - 03:19 PM

Mine too, especially to Tony. Sad news indeed. Pearl will be much missed. RIP..

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Feb 15 - 08:31 PM

Pearl passing at such young age is a great loss to the Folk Music
World .
Great enthusiasm ; Great Character............
Mike

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Hesk
Date: 26 Feb 15 - 12:36 PM

I can hardly believe it. She seemed so well and full of life at Grove last year.
Gill and I had no idea that she was ill and send our condolences to Tony.
She was always so kind and friendly towards us, and made every singaround seem like a party.

Howard.

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Steve & Jean
Date: 26 Feb 15 - 05:59 PM

The singarounds will not be the same in so many places - nor the welcome to so many "singaround virgins". So sad to hear the news, and thoughts go out to Tony. Once heard, never forgotten - could have been written for her!
"You get a whole lotta woman, and that's a fact"
Sleep well, Pearl.

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 26 Feb 15 - 07:00 PM

A sort of Farewell to Pearl at Maidenhead tonight . An excellent turn out with the regulars and enough 'old friends' to make a full evening of memories .

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Verna and Ray (Ireland)
Date: 27 Feb 15 - 09:59 AM

What a great and sad loss. Singrounds and festivals will not be the same. We last met at the Fastnet Festival when we wore our "Dogdays" jerseys. RIP Pearl we loved you. Tony you are in our thoughts.

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,Gervase
Date: 01 Mar 15 - 05:03 AM

So sudden and so terribly sad. Pearl was always so wonderfully warm and welcoming at any singaround; a truly lovely person and gone far too soon.

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Ian
Date: 03 Mar 15 - 11:47 AM

message from the Admiral
The Ceremony is to be Humanist and is to be held at Easthampstead Crematorium, (South Road, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3DW) at 14.15 on March 17th. 2015.
The more astute amongst you will note that it is also Pearl's Birthday and that I have called the occasion a 'Celebration' because both Pearl and I want it to be joyous. So I am asking all who come (no invitation required, loving Pearl the only qualification) to come dressed in happy clothes as though for a party (no black please) and prepared to laugh at happy memories and sing with gusto. There will be tears but I hope they will happy tears.
The Wake is to be held at SportAble (formerly WAMSAD), Braywick Sports Ground,
Maidenhead. SL6. 1BN. (Real Ale Bar) from about 16.45 until 23.00. Please bring instruments and singing voices as well as those happy memories. Park in the Car Park on your right as you enter the Sports Ground and walk the 200 yards or so to the SportAble venue. For those less able there are car parks closer to the venue but you will have obtain a Parking Permit to place in the car from SportsAble reception. There will be a Book of Remembrance which I want you all to comment in.
Please feel free to pass this on to all concerned.
In Loving Remembrance of Mrs Pearl Mary O'Neill.

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,moira(flyingcat)
Date: 08 Mar 15 - 01:29 PM

refresh. This is going to be a wonderful celebration. Come if you can xx

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 18 Mar 15 - 03:05 PM

It was as good any one could hope ! No more than Pearl deserved

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Mar 15 - 08:09 PM

It was indeed a wonderful celebration, and I feel privileged to have been there!

Kitty

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST,sue and jeff hounslow
Date: 09 Dec 16 - 08:44 AM

It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of such a caring vibrant lady ,she took me under under her wing and shielded me from others until I could spread my wings on my own ....god bless you tresco lady you will be truly missed ,,,and Neil the door is always wide open and the light is on ,could someone message message me as to what happened ,god bless you darling you will be very missed until we meet again belay xxxx

Subject: RE: 2015 Obit: Pearl O'Neill (Mrs Admiral)
From: GUEST
Date: 14 May 18 - 09:40 AM

OK, it's a few years ago but dear PEARL is still missed. Like me, many of you will be reminded of her by the odd comments that people make and by hearing songs that she used to sing. What has prompted me to write this so long after we lost her is that I've just been asked to sing "She was Poor but she was Honest," by a fellow member at The Nova Scotia Folk Club, Bishopbriggs. If I do get through it without a tear it will be a miracle.
A friend at the club sang "The Parting Glass" a few weeks ago and both Helen and I had tears in our eyes. (So much so that I felt I had to explain to Rona why we were so affected.)