Folk music legend Vin Garbutt has died

[DarloRich]

Might not mean much to many here but folk music legend Vin Garbutt has died. The “Teessside Troubadour” passed away on June 6th at the age of 69. He was a singer of contemporary folk songs dealing with issues of social conscience mixed with the history (and particularity the industrial history) of the north east and Teesside in particular.

Evening Gazette: Vin Garbutt: Reaction and tributes as folk legend dies just weeks after major heart surgery

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/vin-garbutt-reaction-tributes-folk-13144867