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Nick Gough (1951 – 2023 )
Nick was a founder member of the Portsmouth Shantymen.
Born in Jersey, Nick first became involved with folk music in the early ’70s whilst a student at Portsmouth Polytechnic. Nick was extremely knowledgeable about shanties and their uses, and possessed a large repertoire of sea and land based songs as well as having a fine singing voice. He also played fiddle, viola and mandolin. He was a former biomedical scientist at St. Mary’s Hospital, Portsmouth.
Unfortunately he was forced into retirement from the group in late 2019, due to health and mobility issues, and passed away in June 2023.
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Jersey
Channel Islands
United Kingdom