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Foster and Allen (remember them from late 70s?) resurfaced yesterday on an Irish-themed Pointless. Both looked in decent shape but Henry Kelly looked awful. Could be one for DL2021 if he makes it that far.

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30 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said:

Foster and Allen (remember them from late 70s?) 

The 70’s? They were prime time on Irish television in the 90’s, and still regularly appear on various shows now. 
There is a lot of shite music on Irish television. 

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On 15/03/2020 at 23:07, Great Uncle Bulgaria said:

Foster and Allen (remember them from late 70s?) resurfaced yesterday on an Irish-themed Pointless. Both looked in decent shape but Henry Kelly looked awful. Could be one for DL2021 if he makes it that far.

 

Yeah, Henry Kelly looked like shite, and was making jokes about being dead.

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Julie Felix, mentioned by @Toast on the Guess The Song thread only a month ago, being reported dead at 81:

 

UK #19 May 1970 El Condor Pasa:

 

 

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This thread was originally named in honour - sort of - of Gordon Lightfoot's song Sundown. 

 

That 81 year old has just released a new album

 

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Tributes are being paid to folk singer and broadcaster Mary McPartlan, who has died following an illness.

Mary McPartlan was a native of Drumkeeran in Co Leitrim and started singing in the 1970's as part of folk duo Calypso.

She was also a lecturer in Creative Arts and was Traditional Artist in Residence at NUI Galway.

She was a founding member and producer of Galway theatre company Skehana and was involved with the Galway Youth Theatre as well as being involved with TG4.
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On ‎02‎/‎10‎/‎2015 at 11:31, DevonDeathTrip said:

Lindisfarne announce the death of Charles "Charlie" Harcourt, a replacement member for their final couple of singles and albums which were ultimately unsuccessful:

He had retired from the band two years ago from health issues. Or at least a version of the band, ha!

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Tony Hooper (co-founder of Strawbs) is reported dead by his former bandmate Rick Wakeman.

 

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On 26/10/2020 at 06:52, gcreptile said:

4-time Grammy winner Arlo Guthrie retires after a series of strokes (and because of the pandemic)

https://deadline.com/2020/10/arlo-guthrie-retires-original-woodstock-performers-alices-restaurant-song-inspired-film-1234602912/

 

 

LOVE his better stuff, sad to hear but he's done well and also appeared in the movie based on his own song - a true and appealing piece of hippy hokum https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064002/

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On 26/10/2020 at 01:52, gcreptile said:

4-time Grammy winner Arlo Guthrie retires after a series of strokes (and because of the pandemic)

https://deadline.com/2020/10/arlo-guthrie-retires-original-woodstock-performers-alices-restaurant-song-inspired-film-1234602912/

Guthrie reflects on his life in music

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Shingoose, a noted First Nations folk musician and activist of Ojibway descent, whose success began in the late 1960s with the release of three albums and collaboration with musicians such as Bruce Cockburn, has died. He was 74. Shingoose, whose birth name was Curtis Jonnie, had tested positive for COVID-19.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/shingoose-death-covid-19-death-1.5870560

 

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On 13/01/2021 at 03:19, Ulitzer95 said:

Celia Humphris of British folk band Trees (wiki) has died according to this.

 

 

 

 

Stuart Maconie just announced it on his show - loved their first two albums; really great cover on album two

 

 

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I remember having a compilation album with this on

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Toast said:

I remember having a compilation album with this on

 

 

 

 

The very song Stuart Maconie just played on his show. I'm already compiling the folder for the List of the Lost show next January - the unlikely combo of Rockin' with the Sikh by Peter Singh and Geordie by Trees went in there about an hour ago.

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I had never heard of Trees but I’m listening now and there are some good tunes.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said:


Anne Feeney dead at 69 from COVID.

A deadpooling favourite from the past.

Edit: DDP pick 2011, 2012 and 2013.

 

And an old pal. She had been quiet for a while on communicating though. Damn.

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