While shepherds moshed: A Musical Advent Calendar: Day 21 - A very bleak Midwinter

So many fine musicians who have meant a lot to me have died in the past 12 months. Cesaria Evora is the most recent, but also Bert Jansch, Jackie Leven and Amy Winehouse.

Here's Bert back in 1974.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7jXiOa9U4

And Cesaria from a year ago. She looks very frail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w46ogcfnvjk

I started looking at obituaries (bad idea) and saw that drummer Keef Hartley and Kevin Ayres sideman David Bedford were also gone.

Big Jackie's passing was a dreadful loss. Only 62 and at the height of his powers. Such a warm, wonderful, hilarious man.I can still remember having a beer with him, Duncan and Harry (Byrne)at a long defunct venue in Kungsträdgården.

A bleak Midwinter indeed.