The Mummers, a tragedy

I'd been musing with chums Simon & Brigitte as to why The Mummers, one of my very favourite bands of the moment, had failed to show at the End of the Road festival recently.

Sadly we now have the answer. A few days before the festival Mark Horwood, the Mummer's primary composer and musical influence, hanged himself. The fact that he lived & worked just down the road at Aldingbourne gives it even more resonance.

This really is a tragedy, as the Mummers were a breath of beautiful fresh air on the music scene, different, sophisticated & complex sounds, gorgeous singing by the gorgeous Raissa Khan-Panni.

This is big time sad. Here are the fabulous Mummers playing live on Later with Jools.