This is a story we never thought to report: John Taylor, our good friend of many years has passed away after a short illness.
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| John loved his music |
We met John when he and Sheila moved to Varen to be near to their daughter Juliet, Val's French teacher. After Juliet moved and her sister Francesca moved here to Belpech we continued to meet John and Sheila regularly, knowing that they loved their life here, adored their grandchildren and Cracker the dog. But John blossomed as a member of the Folk and Jazz group, progressing from a guitar beginner to an accomplished musician, especially in the traditional folk music of the UK - not that he neglected the more popular French songs to appeal to the increasingly international audience of Folk n' Jazz.
We became used to the newly pony-tailed cyclist whizzing by; hearing the tales of the TV studios he worked in; his increasingly devoted care of Sheila; those garden parties or evenings in the barn at La Vigerie. Wherever John joined in he was welcome: the jazz band for the nights at Mas del Sol welcomed his contributions with open arms and we know they (as well as the patrons at the Domaine de Sautou) will mourn his passing.
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| First performance at Mas del Sol |
All of those who knew John will share with Sheila, Juliet and Francesca and their children the pain of his passing, but remember the enjoyment of the times we spent in his company.
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