• Frank Maher died today

    From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 2 23:22:30 2025
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    Newfoundland button accordionist Frank Maher, a former
    member of Figgy Duff and The Plankerdown Band, died today.

    I’ll follow up with a link to his obituary when it is available,
    and likewise any notice of a tribute concert.

    Please relay this to anyone who might know him.

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And now the angry morning; Gives the early signs of warning; You must
    face alone the plans you make; Decisions they will try to break" (S.McL.)

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  • From docdwarf@panix.com@21:1/5 to dalton@nfld.com on Mon Mar 3 03:37:19 2025
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    In article <0001HW.2D7550EE02550A3A70000932E38F@news.eternal-september.org>, David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
    Newfoundland button accordionist Frank Maher, a former
    member of Figgy Duff and The Plankerdown Band, died today.

    May he sleep with the angels.

    DD

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