Richard Campbell RIP

[ardcarp]

I only heard today of the death of Richard Campbell, viol player extraordinary and member of Fretwork. I've seen and heard him on many occasions, but particularly enjoyed his Tregye Festival concerts in Cornwall.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/mar/13/richard-campbell-obituary

A great loss to the world of early music.

[amateur51]

I only heard today of the death of Richard Campbell, viol player extraordinary and member of Fretwork. I've seen and heard him on many occasions, but particularly enjoyed his Tregye Festival concerts in Cornwall.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/mar/13/richard-campbell-obituary

A great loss to the world of early music.

I never heard him play a note but this extract from the quoted obituary broke my heart:

"With an intelligence directed by an intense curiosity rather than the mandates of formal study, Richard could maintain an inexhaustibly argumentative interest in any aspect of musical meaning or performance, particularly when sustained by good company, food and wine. But his vigour and sense of fun were checked by a lifelong struggle with depression, and he was found dead at his family home in Cornwall."

It's good that you hold fond memories of him & his work, ardcarp