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From: "Keith Leech" <keithleech_at_fastmail_dot_fm>

Date: 10 July 2009 08:44:16 BDT

Subject: FW: [NMC] Re: Johnny Collins - the Singing Chef

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:31:16 +0200 (CEST)

From: Pete Grassby

Subject: Re: [Nz-folk] NZ-Folk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 14

Dear all;

Perhaps the news has not filtered out there yet, but I'm

sad to say Johnny Collins passed on hours after a concert at

a Polish Folk Festival. His widow Joyce and long-time

singing partner Jim McGeehan were with him. A sad loss of a

great singer and sense of humour.

Pete Grassby

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Re: Johnny Collins RIP

if anyone would like details of funeral arrangements once they are known,

drop me an email and I'll add you to the list.

It won't be very soon as Poland has strict rules around postmortems and he

has to be brought home too.

Email me on

daveandanni_at_oldandnewtradition_dot_com

Anni Fentiman

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