Sad to say that Diz Disley has died. Of the generation that brought us Billy Connolly, Tony Capstick, and Jasper Carrott, this great guitarist collaborated with Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick and perhaps most famously, Stephane Grappelli. This from Dave Swarbrick: “Hello folks. Diz died today, Monday 22nd March. Sadly, he was destitute and funds are needed for a fitting send off. If you feel you would like to make a contribution, please make your cheque payable to DIZAID and send it to me at 5 Dronfield Road, Stoke, Coventry, CV2 4BZ. The DizAid Concert mentioned below is still going ahead. Very many thanks, Swarb x

DizAid Concert
The band 'Shagpile' with Dave Burland are putting on a DizAid benefit gig at Rob Shaw's club, The Rock at Maltby. All proceeds will go to Diz. If you want to spread the word, it's on Saturday, April 10th and Roy Machin is doing support. See The Rock web site for details.