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23 Sept 1991 Peter Bellamy Dies

Peter Bellamy

Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition and also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He is noted for his ballad-opera The Transports, and has been acknowledged as a major influence by performers of later generations including Damien Barber, Oli Steadman, and Jon Boden.

Bellamy died by suicide on 24 September 1991 in Keighley, an event that baffled many in the folk music community. At the time, he was working with Fellside Records on a project to record major British unaccompanied singing talents. However, according to a thread called 'Boring, Bleating Old Traddy' on the online Mudcat Café folk music forum, several of his friends had found him depressed at the way his folk club bookings had unaccountably fallen away after the respect with which The Transports had been received.

Read the complete Wikipedia biography here.

France

Rhum et Eau

Rhum et Eau (English: Rum and Water) appears as a Duo or Sextet. With three albums to their credit and a remarkable period as part of Soldat Louis at L’Olympia, the “Frangins” scour the country to rediscover the musical heritage of the Breton coast. The duo is made up of Vincent… Read more…