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21 Aug 12 - 09:10 AM (#3393171) Subject: Obit: Fred Brierley From: GUEST,Dave (Bridge) That great character of the North East folk scene died early this morning. RIP Fred. |
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21 Aug 12 - 11:10 AM (#3393210) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley From: GUEST,Sean Breadin (Sedayne / Blandiver etc) I'm sorry to hear that. Another sad loss for the North East scene. I always remember Fred doing his rounds with Folk Roundabouts hot off the press - dropping them off at The Colpitts and never staying! I think I last saw him when he came along to one of the Friday night Queen's Head singarounds we did at the Morpeth Gathering - maybe 2010. |
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21 Aug 12 - 04:56 PM (#3393309) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: GUEST,Sean Cooney I'm very sorry to hear this news. I first met Fred about 8 years ago when he was running his club at the Gilesgate Moor Hotel in Durham and have lovely memories of Croxdale Folk Festival which he was so committed to. Rest in Peace Fred |
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21 Aug 12 - 05:00 PM (#3393310) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Betsy Very nice bloke .... R.I.P. Fred. |
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21 Aug 12 - 05:00 PM (#3393311) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Dave Sutherland So sorry to hear this news. I have known Fred since he first started coming to South Tyne Folk & Blues in the late sixties as an enthusiastic audience member through to working with him on around three South Tyneside Folk Festivals in the seventies along with Alan Patchett and the late Bob Gilroy. Fred invited me to his eightieth Birthday in November when I last saw him in March at Birtley's 50th birthday. RIP Captain. |
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21 Aug 12 - 05:02 PM (#3393312) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Northerner I had intended contacting him for information about Sedgefield Folk Festival and was shocked to find it was too late to contact him. I met him through Trevor Lister and Folk Roundabout, I think it was at the Pot and Vlass. I didn't know him very well but he always friendly. Condolences to his family. |
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21 Aug 12 - 05:17 PM (#3393320) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Mavis Enderby Sad news. Met Fred at some of the Staithes weekends and enjoyed his music and his company. He'll be sadly missed. RIP Fred. |
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21 Aug 12 - 05:56 PM (#3393342) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Young Buchan Farewell Fred. Singer, club and festival organiser, spoons afficionado, glass engraver, sailor, cook and inventor of a peculiar Christmas competition in which pairs of people stood face to face and sang at each other until one of them lost the plot. The land of the the Pit Yakkers will not be quite the same again. Derek |
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21 Aug 12 - 05:58 PM (#3393344) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Young Buchan Oh, and for a while - pub landlord! |
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21 Aug 12 - 06:49 PM (#3393366) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: The Sandman oh shit. Ihave known FRED for many years, not particularly well,he turned up at my gigs in the northeast sometimes and was a very nice guy. r.i p. Dick Miles |
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22 Aug 12 - 04:08 AM (#3393478) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: doc.tom Sad news. Very fond of Fred from his Song & Ale days - and as a landlord. R.I.P. |
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22 Aug 12 - 04:17 AM (#3393481) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: RoyH (Burl) Sad to hear of the loss of a north eastern folk stalwart, and a genuine bloke. Condolences to his family. RIP Fred. RoyH. |
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22 Aug 12 - 05:30 AM (#3393507) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: GUEST,Cliff Healey Very sad news. Fred was a very nice man who I had the pleasure of knowing for the last 10/12yrs. He will be sorely missed around the clubs. My condolences to his family. R.I.P.Fred |
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22 Aug 12 - 10:15 AM (#3393595) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Young Buchan ...and tin whistle player. The more I think about him, the more different facets I remember. What a bloke. |
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22 Aug 12 - 11:05 AM (#3393614) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: MoorleyMan Sad news indeed. Really nice guy... RIP Fred. |
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22 Aug 12 - 11:25 AM (#3393623) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: ian1943 Farewell Fred, old pal, one of the great publicists, singer, whistle player, spoons player, club organiser, weekend organiser, sea captain, nice fella et al. One of the very best! |
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22 Aug 12 - 02:08 PM (#3393687) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley [funeral info] From: ian1943 Fred's funeral is at St Bartholemew's Church, Sunderland Bridge, Durham at 1pm on Tuesday, 28th with a gathering at the Daleside, Croxdale afterwards |
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22 Aug 12 - 02:37 PM (#3393701) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 From: Wolfhound person Another good one gone: one of the people who just got on with it, and sparked so much. Paws |
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23 Aug 12 - 03:30 AM (#3393914) Subject: Obit: Fred Brierley update [funeral info] From: GUEST,Dave (Bridge) Here are the details of Fred`s funeral sent to us from his partner Sheila. Tuesday 28th at 1 o'clock in St Bartholomew Sunderland Bridge. If you wish to send condolences, Fred`s address is 21 Front St Croxdale Co. Durham DH65HY. Doreen & Bryan Afterwards at the Daleside in Croxdale. A song written by JohnDixon about Fred. https://www.facebook.com/music/song/fred-brierly-and-his-spoonsmp3/10150983251901065 |
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23 Aug 12 - 02:34 PM (#3394128) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 [funeral info] From: GUEST,Michael Burns I met Fred for the first time only last year, my first at Sedgefield, but it was clear what a nice man he was. Bumped in to Bert Draycott last night at Whitby and when I mentioned going to Sedgefield, he told me Fred had died. Reading the tributes to him you realise what a great contribution he made to the musical traditional in the North East |
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24 Aug 12 - 09:18 AM (#3394459) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 [funeral info] From: nutty Heard the sad news at Whitby. Fred was indeed ultra enthusiastic about folk music and its people. I've never known anyone quite so adept as Fred when it came to promoting his events. I often joked about the number of trees it took to produce all those publicity leaflets. He was a lovely man who always had the right song for the right moment and he will be missed. Sadly I can't make the funeral but will be thinking of him RIP Fred. Hazel Bolton |
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25 Aug 12 - 03:42 PM (#3395033) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 [funeral info] From: JHW Alas no leaflet for this do but we'll all be there Fred And we'll keep helping the toads across the roads |
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28 Aug 12 - 06:34 AM (#3396317) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 [funeral info] From: GUEST,Stu Weetman Many is the good time that was had at Fred's after the South Tyne Folk and Blues club on Friday nights. He was one of the old school folkies and a great bloke. |
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28 Aug 12 - 07:43 AM (#3396337) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 [funeral info] From: Dave Sutherland Exactly Stu; if those walls in that Hastings Street cottage could talk........................................... |
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28 Aug 12 - 02:14 PM (#3396570) Subject: RE: Obit: Fred Brierley 21 August 2012 [funeral info] From: GUEST Just back from bidding Fred farewell. Nice service with what is left of the Ancient Mariners leading the singing. Packed church with lots of folky friends and family. Retired to pub afterwards to continue talking about and remembering the legend that was Fred Brierley. Legends never die they just keep going on. |