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Wmcmanus

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This happened years ago to the recently late, and very great folk violinist Dave Swarbrick. He had major respiratory problems, and used to perform using an oxygen cylinder next to him on stage. Probably smoking induced emphysema.  After a chest infection in 1999 he was rushed to hospital, and The Telegraph published his obituary! For then until his death 17 years later he used to sell signed copies of his obituray at his gigs (with Martin Carthy).

Because of his iconic status and failing lungs, friends organised a series of charity concerts called "SwarbAid" to raise the money for him to have a double lung transplant. Those lungs saw him through another 12 years of stage performance until his actual death (rather than his premature death in print in 1999!) in June this year at age 75.

Was lucky enough to see him with Martin Carthy at the Nettlebed Folk Club in October last year, and shake his hand.

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I know it happens all the time, car accidents, boating accidents, young people suddenly lose their lives, and the fact that one of them was a movie star, or a Congressman, or an amazing athlete, as opposed any other human being, really shouldn't matter... and it doesn't. But still, so talented was this young man.

RIP Miami Marlin's star pitcher, Jose Fernandez, 24, and his two friends who died tragically last night... http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/09/jose-fernandez-dies-in-boating-accident.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook 

Gutted.

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