We were so sad to learn of the passing of John Willie, Jackie. John
Burke had kindly posted on an obit from
a fellow Morris man about 10 days ago. The end of an era, we shall
not see John's like again. Talented beyond
reasonable measure, we well remember how his arrival, together with
Roger and Grace, at the WGMA weekend in
November 1992 set the event alight. Windsor Castle was going up in
flames at the same time...
In later years, when the WGMA had moved on from its folk origins and
towards a more baroque style of presentation,
John and Vital Spark continued as you had begun, pure folkies.
Thank you all but especially John. We'll be there on 1 June in
spirit, and in voice. You probably won't need a
serpent...
Sheila and Edwin
On 27/05/2020 12:15, Jackie Gribble [via West Gallery Music
Association Discussion Forum] wrote:
I'm extremely sad to tell you that John Williams died
on May 6th. His funeral is next Monday, 1st June & will be
live streamed via this link:
Service order for
Frederick John Williams
Service Date
01-Jun-20 at 3:00
Service Chapel
Chapel - The Vale - Evesham
Website
www.obitus.com
Username
the0158
Password
625045
Please send this username and password exactly as above to family
and friends. You can login to our website at any time to view a
test connection (and we strongly recommend you do this) but you'll
only be able to view the Live Webcast between approx. 14:56 and
16:05 on Monday 01 June.
A website commemorating his music has been designed by his friends
& can be accessed here:
https://soundcloud.com/johnwilliams-malvern
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