Brian Crawford

The BIB editor writes:

Carol and I learn with great regret that Brian Crawford - singer, guitar player, trucker, central figure in innumerable music sessions, and a man with whom conversation was always a pleasure - died during the night of 25/26 June. Thanks to Sharon Loughrin of the Red Room, Cookstown, for the sad news. A moving tribute to Brian is on the Red Room's Facebook, with a video of him singing 'The rose of Allendale'. The video can also be seen in a further tribute to Brian on the Bluestack Mountain Boys Facebook. Our deepest condolences go to Brian's widow Kate and their family. Everyone who knew Brian will feel the same.

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Thanks to Uri Kohen for the photo of Brian at the head of this post, and for this link to a video of Brian at the ninth Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival (June 2015), singing the John Scott Sherrill song 'Wild and blue' and backing up 'Whiskey before breakfast'.

© Richard Hawkins