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All right: who of us are dead? Delayed obits.

16 Apr 25 - 02:45 AM (#4220967)
Subject: All right: who of us are dead?
From: GUEST

I sang from about 1970.

I've only just learned that Royston Wood died in 1990. That's thirty-five years ago. I know Carthy's still going (but it's about time he gave up—like me).

Is Nic still around? All those old-timers?

Mudcat ought to have a link so we can celebrate the going of all these magic people. Swarb and the like. Maddy's still going?

Stefan


16 Apr 25 - 04:13 AM (#4220972)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead?
From: FreddyHeadey

There's the 'In Memoriam' page
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=142251
& see links there to 'Related threads':
Obit: Mudcat Honor Roll: Musicians of Note
Folk Singers who Have Died



Do we need a 'What! They're still alive?' page?


16 Apr 25 - 04:30 PM (#4221015)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead?
From: rich-joy

For the Aussies amongst us, watch this magnificent video by Bruce Watson :

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=173987&messages=11

"Australia - IMMORTAL - a Video Tribute"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmzqAOPOqTk

R-J


16 Apr 25 - 06:45 PM (#4221033)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead?
From: The Sandman

I am still alive, I started gigging in mid 70s. 50 years ago.Dick Miles


17 Apr 25 - 12:52 AM (#4221042)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead?
From: Bugsy

I'm still alive, though I've died a few times. On And off Stage.

Cheers

Bugsy


17 Apr 25 - 04:47 AM (#4221052)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead?
From: Fred

Some say I'M still alive, some say I shouldn't be, and some say if they ever get hold of me, I won't be ;)
Started in 1960, 78 next birthday.

Peace and goodwill
Fred


17 Apr 25 - 08:04 AM (#4221059)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead?
From: Tattie Bogle

Someone must have thought I was, as I'd been logged out: my still alive brain realised this and so here I am again!
At least 65 years a folkie! Big birthday next year.


22 Apr 25 - 05:09 PM (#4221468)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead? Delayed obits.
From: keberoxu

Robert Burns said it better than I could:

Here's tae us!
Wha's like us?
Gey few,
and they're a' deid!


22 Apr 25 - 10:54 PM (#4221486)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead? Delayed obits.
From: GUEST,.gargoyle

It is good to see that Miles of Dick are still being laid in the sand.

However, I am quite sure "Good Soldier Shwank" and "Captain Bird's Eye" met an untimely end in the internet battles of 2000.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Mr. Miles it is truly GOOD to hear you alive and kicking up and still kicking up the sand.


23 Apr 25 - 03:01 AM (#4221490)
Subject: RE: All right: who of us are dead? Delayed obits.
From: The Sandman

GARGOYLE Try being positive the majority of your posts are negative. a quote from bertrand russell
The world is vast and our own powers are limited. If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give. And to demand too much is the surest way of getting even less than is possible. The man* who can forget his worries by means of a genuine interest in, say, the Council of Trent, or the life history of stars, will find that, when he returns from his excursion into the impersonal world, he has acquired a poise and calm which enable him to deal with his worries in the best way, and he will in the meantime have experienced a genuine even if temporary happiness.