YoungWillz 21,050 Posted April 12, 2015 Chris "Hawkbeard" Hawkins death at 63 reported. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/12/chris-hawkins-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted May 3, 2015 Folk singer and musician Guy Carawan, who introduced the song “We Shall Overcome” to those rallying for civil rights in the 1960s, died Saturday after a lengthy illness. He was 87. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/guy-carawan-folk-singer-civil-rights-pioneer-dies-in-new-market_36983659 https://youtu.be/Tftdes9dp-A Edit: Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/06/guy-carawan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 2, 2015 Jean Ritchie, 92, announced here http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=157374#3713839 and here. http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Eastern-Kentucky-folk-legend-Jean-Ritchie-dies-at-92-305830321.html One I Love: https://youtu.be/kMAqJZy3_fY 2 DDP teams awaiting UK Obits. Which they have just achieved: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3108124/Kentucky-folksinger-dulcimer-player-Jean-Ritchie-dies-92.html and Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11649343/Jean-Ritchie-folk-singer-obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 7, 2015 Ronnie Gilbert, singer with The Weavers, 88. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/arts/music/ronnie-gilbert-folk-singer-for-the-weavers-dies-at-88.html?_r=0 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena: https://youtu.be/QZ5v651bQ1o Edit: Yet another hit for the Ron team on the DDP when there's a qualifying obit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted June 7, 2015 Ronnie Gilbert, singer with The Weavers, 88. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/arts/music/ronnie-gilbert-folk-singer-for-the-weavers-dies-at-88.html?_r=0 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena: https://youtu.be/QZ5v651bQ1o Edit: Yet another hit for the Ron team on the DDP when there's a qualifying obit! Thank you Guardian!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted June 12, 2015 Bruce Rowland is in a hospice suffering from cancer. This comes from Dave Swarbrick's Facebook page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 25, 2015 Jack Nissenson of the Mountain City Four, 82, posted by Anna McGarrigle. http://www.mcgarrigles.com/uncategorized/jack-nissenson-r-i-p Log Driver's Waltz: https://youtu.be/upsZZ2s3xv8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted June 30, 2015 Bruce Rowland has died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 30, 2015 Bruce Rowland has died. Sad news. Here's Fairport Convention on STV with Flowers of the Forest: https://youtu.be/GH0UC1J8IIU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 1, 2015 Bruce Rowland has died. Sad news. Here's Fairport Convention on STV with Flowers of the Forest: https://youtu.be/GH0UC1J8IIU Yes rather melancholy. I have some Richard Thompson solo stuff, that's as close to the Fairport Convention as I've ever gotten I dare say. RIP SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 1, 2015 Link for Bruce Rowland: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-rowland-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted July 2, 2015 Val Doonican is 88 Today. And now he's died. According to family he wasn't ill, just ran out of juice.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33363938 Got to be honest, although I'm familiar with him, I don't think I know any of his songs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted July 2, 2015 Elusive Butterfly is the one that most people who know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted July 2, 2015 Val Doonican is 88 Today. And now he's died. According to family he wasn't ill, just ran out of juice.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33363938 Got to be honest, although I'm familiar with him, I don't think I know any of his songs... Give yourself a treat and listen to Delaney's Donkey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 18, 2015 This is from April, but apparently folk is the musical genre which has the highest rate of deaths from cancer. I thought the table below might appeal to some stats enthusiasts Several more charts and graphs here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted July 18, 2015 This is from April, but apparently folk is the musical genre which has the highest rate of deaths from cancer. I thought the table below might appeal to some stats enthusiasts Several more charts and graphs here. Aye, but only because those pussy tree-hugging folkies smoke fags and fuck their lungs. If only they had the bottle to off themselves like hard metal men, or off each other like rappers they'd snag us high DDP points for early deaths, or summat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted July 20, 2015 This is from April, but apparently folk is the musical genre which has the highest rate of deaths from cancer. I thought the table below might appeal to some stats enthusiasts Several more charts and graphs here. Aye, but only because those pussy tree-hugging folkies smoke fags and fuck their lungs. If only they had the bottle to off themselves like hard metal men, or off each other like rappers they'd snag us high DDP points for early deaths, or summat. Isn't cancer what you get when everything else has failed to kill you. Hence as we tackle heart-disease and infections cancer rates will rise. I heard on the radio yesterday that 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted July 20, 2015 This is from April, but apparently folk is the musical genre which has the highest rate of deaths from cancer. I thought the table below might appeal to some stats enthusiasts Several more charts and graphs here. Fascinating. And the statistics confirm all the clichés. Smoke-filled jazz clubs lead to lung cancer, and rappers all shoot each other. Well, it's not quite that obvious because the 30,6% of cancer-related deaths in Jazz isn't all that different from the 24,7% in rock, but one can easily construct a fitting narrative. Edit: Also another related article linked from that one, is this one here: https://theconversation.com/the-27-club-is-a-myth-56-is-the-bum-note-for-musicians-33586 It's about the arbitrariness of the 27 Club, and that it would be more logical to make up a "56 Club". But just because the age of 56 is the one when musicians die most often, it still accounts for only 2,3% of all dying musicians, so picking random 56-year old musicians is a worse strategy than picking random U.S. males at age 71 (but better than random U.S. males at 70). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 2, 2015 Lindisfarne founder member Simon Crowe. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/much-loved-lindisfarne-founding-member-10173895 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 2, 2015 Lindisfarne founder member Simon Cowe. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/much-loved-lindisfarne-founding-member-10173895 Too young to appreciate them, but I was just singing this number the other day! Meet Me On The Corner: https://youtu.be/MYPBF4s8m_Y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted October 2, 2015 Lindisfarne founder member Simon Cowe. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/much-loved-lindisfarne-founding-member-10173895 Too young to appreciate them, but I was just singing this number the other day! Meet Me On The Corner: https://youtu.be/MYPBF4s8m_Y Is that because it's being used as the theme for Boy Meets Girl? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 2, 2015 Lindisfarne founder member Simon Cowe. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/much-loved-lindisfarne-founding-member-10173895 Too young to appreciate them, but I was just singing this number the other day! Meet Me On The Corner: https://youtu.be/MYPBF4s8m_Y Is that because it's being used as the theme for Boy Meets Girl? Had to look that up, Handy, nah, it came up in a karaoke session. Is that show worth watching? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted October 2, 2015 Lindisfarne founder member Simon Cowe. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/much-loved-lindisfarne-founding-member-10173895 Too young to appreciate them, but I was just singing this number the other day! Meet Me On The Corner: https://youtu.be/MYPBF4s8m_Y Is that because it's being used as the theme for Boy Meets Girl? Had to look that up, Handy, nah, it came up in a karaoke session. Is that show worth watching? Little known Cowe fact, Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons is based on Si Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 23, 2015 Leon Bibb dies at 93. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/vancouver+legend+leon+bibb+dies/11463119/story.html Another DDP entry. Sinnerman: https://youtu.be/g5YWEmNO4f4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
