BuddieinEK Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Just heard that Rab passed away today, just 75. A stalwart of the Folk music scene and idolised by many of my favourite musicians. I last saw him a couple of months ago at Oran Mor when he performed in aid of charity alongside Jill Jackson, Carol Laula and Yvonne Lyon. Rab opened the gig, which was in aid of Refuweegee, by singing I Belong to Glasgow. His influence will live on. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddymarvellous Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Sorrry to hear that - a trueScottish legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanb Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, BuddieinEK said: Just heard that Rab passed away today, just 75. A stalwart of the Folk music scene and idolised by many of my favourite musicians. I last saw him a couple of months ago at Oran Mor when he performed in aid of charity alongside Jill Jackson, Carol Laula and Yvonne Lyon. Rab opened the gig, which was in aid of Refuweegee, by singing I Belong to Glasgow. His influence will live on. RIP Seen him along with Barbara Dickson recently at the Spree in Paisley... A good wee gig RIP Rab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Went to Rab Noakes concerts umpteen times back in the 1970s. I'm pretty sure I had one of his albums (vinyl, don't you know !!) back then too. Excellent live performer. Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) fantastic writer and performer Edited November 11, 2022 by beyond our ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Veer Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BuddieinEK said: Just heard that Rab passed away today, just 75. A stalwart of the Folk music scene and idolised by many of my favourite musicians. I last saw him a couple of months ago at Oran Mor when he performed in aid of charity alongside Jill Jackson, Carol Laula and Yvonne Lyon. Rab opened the gig, which was in aid of Refuweegee, by singing I Belong to Glasgow. His influence will live on. RIP I read Barbara Dickson's tweet this afternoon informing of Rab's death. I was sad to see the news. She said he had been in hospital. I was unable to attend Barbara Dickson's recent performance where she was joined by Rab but my parents attended it and throughly enjoyed it. One of Scottish music's good guys and his contribution will go down in history. Edited November 11, 2022 by Percy Veer his contribution will go down, not "ho" down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Rab Noakes Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Tribute from Lindisfarne on Facebook. We're incredibly sorry to hear of the passing of our wonderful friend and colleague, Rab Noakes. From Rod Clements: "Devastated to hear of the death of my old friend and longtime partner in crime Rab Noakes, from the consequences of cancer treatment 2 yrs ago. Life will be different without you Rab, but your songs will remain." From Ray Laidlaw: "Rab was one of our oldest and dearest pals, responsible for so many fantastic songs, including a couple of firm favourites with Lindisfarne fans. We'll miss him." From Jacka: “This is really sad news. Rab was a friend well over half a century and a great songwriter. I remember first seeing him perform in The Duke of York pub in Wallsend in 1969 and recognised his talent then. He became a big influence on all of the band and we recorded several songs of his which our albums were all the richer for I raise a glass in his honour.” We're all thinking of his family at this very sad time. RIP Rab x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Listening to the great Rab Noakes on Radio Scotland presently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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