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Even More Tributes to Mark Tindle who
tragically passed
away 11/9/04... Thanks again to Ed Marchewicz for this gem...
I've just found the
attached photo of Mark, It was taken in 1986 during a Rikki & the
Ravers performance at our wedding.
Best wishes,
Ed Marchewicz
5 Go Off (and Rikki &
the Ravers)
Barry Swan contributes more...
"Haydn and I will
always remember Mark as a caring and supportive M C at the Narrowboat
F C, certainly to 2 sometimes very amateurish folkies who'd had often
'one too many' by the time he gave us the coveted second half spot!
A lot of water has passed under the bridge
since I first heard Mark singing one of my favourite songs,
so I guess he will stay "Forever Young"
now...
so sad....
Barry Swan."
Forever Young – Bob Dylan (Altered words for Mark Tindle by Barry Swan Sept 2004)
May God bless and keep you always And may you stay forever young
May we grow to be righteous And may you stay forever young
May our hands always be busy And may you stay forever young
CHORUS CHORDS Verse C C/b F F/g (times 2) Chorus (C) G Am C G C Such true words from Kellys
Heroes...
It's very difficult to
know what to write in circumstances such as these as all words seem to
be so inadequate.
Last Saturday, we
were playing at a benefit to raise money for the Cardiac unit of the
QMC. Little did we know that at the same time, we were losing Mark. I
suppose the world is nothing if not ironic!
When we heard the
news the following day, it brought back all the memories and emotions
of when we lost our friend and fellow band member, Tom Donohoe, at the
age of 31.
Working together
with another musician over a long time creates unique bonds between
people. It has too if that spark is going to be there on stage. Mark
had those bonds with so many others that benefitted from knowing and
working with him. We empathise with you all at this terribly sad time.
When Tom died, my
Grandmother said to me that she believed that a person is never really
gone until there is no one left who holds a memory of them. Well,
there are thousands of us who hold very fond memories of Mark.
Our thoughts and
sympathies go to his family.
Helen O'Connell, Steve
Hall, Tony Dugan, Campbell Connet.
Kellys Heroes. Here's a familiar recollection from Roger Strickland of Pendragon... Like a lot of local folkies it seems like I'd known Mark for ever. Pendragon played at the Narrowboat many times and Mark and I were involved in helping organise the 'Nottingham's Own' festivals in the mid eighties. As a musician Mark possessed that rare ability that great players have, of making it all look too easy, and he seemed to be able to pick up a new instrument and play it like he'd been playing it for years. Mark played at Carlton Folk Club in many guises and played regularly at our Club Ceilidhs with 5 go off. He also made my 40th birthday party a truly memorable one with the same band.Mark was a genuinely nice guy and will be sadly missed. Our sympathy goes out to his wife and children. He will always be remembered. Roger Strickland Pendragon, Carlton Folk Club" Douggie Wragg writes...
"I have many pleasant memories of a very
sincere person and a fine musician. He made us all happy and we
shall miss him. May his family and close friends find the
strength and understanding to cope in the future. Sincerely,
Douggie Wragg."
Here's one of
Mark's closest, of so many friends , Steve Bailey...
"I have been trying
on and off for some days now to write some suitable words but I'm
still hurting too much to complete something worthy of Mark. I
hope the following will do for the time being.
Having had the
privilege of being one of Mark’s closest friends for around 30
years, it is a great comfort to me to share the warm thoughts of
friends and colleagues on these pages and in person.
I’ve spent many of the happiest times of my life playing music with Mark in the miscellany of styles that he loved: traditional folk, rock and roll, pop, swing, comedy, music hall, soul…………..the list goes on; occasionally he even allowed me to join in with his beloved old timey and bluegrass! It was a particular privilege to help him in the creation of his solo album ‘Made Up Songs’ I was looking forward to helping with the next album of his excellent songs but, alas, it’s not to be.
As has been
said, Mark will live on particularly through his music; I will try
to help in this by doing what I can to make further recordings
available. I had created a web-site associated with his solo album
http://www.marktindlesongs.clearjar.com/
and now have started to modify it to cover more elements of his
singing, writing and recordings. Please look there for further
information, now and in the future.
Mark had so many
facets in addition to music and his family: interests in social
fairness, social and industrial history, American model railway,
yet he still found time to help others like me through difficult
times, for which I shall always be grateful.
Mark, you were a
big and important part of my life and a great friend. So sorry
that we couldn’t be friends and musical partners for another 30
years."
Steve Bailey.
From John and Emma Hemmingway...
"...Mark was an exceptionally talented and musician, great company, uniquely witty - and a much loved husband and father and we will miss him enormously. I (John) first met Mark in 1985, when I became the bass player in Mark's Rock N'Roll band, Rikki and The Ravers. He was always a musician who was quick to praise the talents of other players, withour ever seeming to acknowledge his own central role in everything. He was everyone's rock - the front man, the meticulous organiser, the adventurer - ever on the look out for some new musical idea, the upholder of all our standards, the fantastic friend - and when occasion demanded, the clown.
He later became a good friend to both of us and organised the memorable music for our wedding. Who else could have combined Rock and Roll with Yiddish Wedding dances?
We will miss him greatly and our hearts go out to Suzanne, Hannah and Jessica.
I soon realised Mark was a magic man when we played our first Rikki and the Ravers gig at a new Nottingham Club which booked acts on a strict non-racist, non sexist basis.(Well, it was the '80s). Rock and Roll has always been essentially sexist and Mark thought there might be a problem with the opening words to Bill Haley's Shake Rattle and Roll - which are "Get back in that kitchen and rattle them pots and pans" This was underlined by the presence in the front few rows of what appeared to be an activist lesbian organisation. We started the number - and without hesitation - Mark changed to opening words to "... I'LL get back in that kitchen and rattle them pots and pans".
Bless you Mark, John and Emma."
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