Handrejka 1,904 Posted June 24, 2018 Maartin Allcock has terminal liver cancer. http://www.maartinallcock.com/main.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 24, 2018 10 hours ago, Handrejka said: Maartin Allcock has terminal liver cancer. http://www.maartinallcock.com/main.htm Likely obitable enough for the Advent Avalanche (assuming it kicks off) Whether he has a chance of being alive enough...hmmm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 26, 2018 I keep forgetting Roger Whittaker is still alive (82 last March) - Just saw someone discussing it on Facebook 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted July 2, 2018 Listening to an interview with Judy Dyble (first singer with Fairport Convention) on Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone. She's only 69 and still singing pretty well but she mentioned "various health problems" now stopping her touring. Anyone know owt - cos her website and Wikipedia aren't very forthcoming on this. Shoo-in obitable given how influential the band became. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 3, 2018 On 02/07/2018 at 10:36, maryportfuncity said: Listening to an interview with Judy Dyble (first singer with Fairport Convention) on Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone. She's only 69 and still singing pretty well but she mentioned "various health problems" now stopping her touring. Anyone know owt - cos her website and Wikipedia aren't very forthcoming on this. Shoo-in obitable given how influential the band became. She's had emphysema for a long time, so one to keep on our radar. I think she said about ten years ago that she couldn't walk and talk at the same time... PS I'm off to Cropredy next month MPFC for the first time in years, mainly to see Brian Wilson & Friends perform Pet Sounds, but will keep an eye out for ailing folkies and report back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 4, 2018 3 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said: I think she said about ten years ago that she couldn't walk and talk at the same time... Hey be careful, getting a little close to home to a handful of folks in here. Or was that walk and chew gum...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 7, 2018 Kumaoni folk singer Kabutari Devi dies at age 70. https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-uttrakhand-eminent-kumaoni-folk-singer-kabutari-devi-dies-451504 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 7, 2018 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Kumaoni folk singer Kabutari Devi dies at age 70. https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-uttrakhand-eminent-kumaoni-folk-singer-kabutari-devi-dies-451504 This is an example of 'it's ok to let some of them go without posting'. imho 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 11, 2018 Lou Curtiss, mentor to a cross-section of San Diego's top musical artists and a record store owner with an encyclopedic knowledge of roots music, has died. He was 79. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-music-lou-curtiss-20180710-story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Lou Curtiss, mentor to a cross-section of San Diego's top musical artists and a record store owner with an encyclopedic knowledge of roots music, has died. He was 79. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-music-lou-curtiss-20180710-story.html Dude, leave the local stuff alone. A record store owner? Zero impact on anyone not living in San Diego. Too niche. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted July 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Dude, leave the local stuff alone. A record store owner? Zero impact on anyone not living in San Diego. Too niche. Says the guy who posts a lot about unknown university presidents and local politicians... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Joey Russ said: Says the guy who posts a lot about unknown university presidents and local politicians... They're university presidents. Don't be a fucking asshole. Someone made a thread, I populate it. you got a problem ask a Mod to delete the fucking thread. Until then pound sand up your ass. What they aren't is a high school principal. Which is what the record store owner is. Just some local dude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: They're university presidents. Don't be a fucking asshole. Someone made a thread, I populate it. you got a problem ask a Mod to delete the fucking thread. Until then pound sand up your ass. What they aren't is a high school principal. Which is what the record store owner is. Just some local dude. Ah...dialectic - keep going SC! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted August 23, 2018 On 13/02/2018 at 19:28, drol said: Johnny Clegg cancels scheduled gigs till July because he's undertaking a "lenghty and complex treatment". Johnny Clegg update: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/johnny-clegg-cancer-update-new-album/ Not as heartbreaking as the headline suggests: He recently finished a chemo cycle. One active lesion in the lung. Radiation treatment required ("an ongoing challenge"). But the rest seems ok. Releasing a new album and promising more concerts in 2019. Still, I don't expect him too see 70 (not a very bold prediction). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Johnny Clegg update: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/johnny-clegg-cancer-update-new-album/ Not as heartbreaking as the headline suggests: He recently finished a chemo cycle. One active lesion in the lung. Radiation treatment required ("an ongoing challenge"). But the rest seems ok. Releasing a new album and promising more concerts in 2019. Still, I don't expect him too see 70 (not a very bold prediction). "France and other territories will have to wait till 2019 and further prognosis related to my lungs.” Feck - he's on my DDP team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted September 16, 2018 On 24/06/2018 at 10:50, Handrejka said: Maartin Allcock has terminal liver cancer. http://www.maartinallcock.com/main.htm Maartin Allcock dead on the wires.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Maartin Allcock dead on the wires.... And so the shortlist cull continues. Who knows where all that time has gone? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 905 Posted November 3, 2018 Mark Fosson, whose age I wasn't able to verify, was a Kentucky native who recorded for John Fahey's Takoma Records. Today he passed away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted November 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: You keep posting links about people but don't write in their name so it doesn't show up in the search function. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted November 3, 2018 And I'm getting traumatized. Now whenever I see someone linking to facebook or instagram, I think - oh, someone has died! Edit: Though I should point out, thanks ObakeFilter for these updates. You're covering good ground there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted November 20, 2018 Roy Bailey whose political brand of folk music brought him fame in Europe and America has died aged 83. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/20/roy-bailey-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 2, 2019 Duncan McRobbs away aged 86. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/north-east-musicians-invited-to-pay-tribute-to-duncan-mcrobb/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 28, 2019 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD DAMMIT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Fuck me runnin! Well I fucking give up. @Spade_Cooley I concede before we start our Cup match. I had one ringer and now he’s fuckjng dead!! Been waiting SIX FUCKING WEEKS!!!!! FUUUUUUCCCCKKKK ME! ——— This FB post from Robbie Smith’s bandmate, Kathleen Glauser of the Nova Scotia folk duo Naming the Twins: “No more darkness to cloud my vision To make me blind to the light I seek No more chains now to keep me in prison To make my heart grow weak No more weakness to drown my spirit To weigh me down in a sea of grief Just sweet music all around, can't you hear it To bring my soul relief Home, I'm going to follow my father home Follow my father home Truly Home From "Drifters and Dreamers" Words and music by Robbie Smith Oct 28, 1954 - Feb 27, 2019 He is truly home now.” ———- 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted February 28, 2019 Wizz Jones has announced a gig celebrating his 80th birthday with sexy young 74 year old Ralph McTell in the support slot. Likely to be the safest moshpit on offer this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 6, 2019 Finally, an obit for Robbie Smith of the band Naming the Twins. Condolences and music making memories have been pouring in via social media for Shelburne’s multi-talented Robbie Smith, who passed away on Feb. 27 at the age of 64 after being diagnosed with stage 4 incurable cancer in December. The singer, songwriter and musician played guitar, mandolin, banjo and violin. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
