Rest in peace - Mike Waterson

[Globaltruth]

Mike Waterson died on Tuesday.

[Globaltruth]

The day has only just begun
The silver sun is shining
Wake up, wake up, everyone
The day is only dazzling
Fly bird fly
On your raven wing
Take to the skies
And sing for the love of wheeling and turning

[johncorrigan]

Thanks for that beautiful song.

Here's the obit from the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/22/mike-waterson-obituary

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/jun/22/mike-waterson-remembered

[DracoM]

One of the great. most formative voices of the folk movement.

[Paul Sherratt]

Only saw him once, playing with the family, at a gig in Nantwich not too many years back.
He stole the show.

[Globaltruth]

One of his last live recordings, Cambridge Folk Festival 2009.

Caution: contains swearing

http://soundcloud.com/comesingitplain-6/mike-waterson-teas-made

[johncorrigan]

Tribute to Mike from June Tabor among others on this week's Last Words - he's on following Brian Haw.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012078k