David who was regular poster on the site was one of the contractors killed in Afghanistan yesterday in the taliban attack on the ISAF truck in Kabul , a sad sad loss not only to the flute band scene in the UK , but a true gent who would help anyone out when tehy came asking . He leaves behind a young wife and three children the youngest a year old . Condolences from all at Greengairs Thistle Flute Band.
Thank you for making us aware of this. Terrible news.
Dale
My sincere condoleances. Terrible news.
I am deeply saddened to hear about this. I see no sense in this loss, none whatsoever.
Rob
Sad news, may he rest in peace.
Tragic way to go…
i’m so sorry !! thats such sad news !
Me neither. terribly sorry. Utterly sucks.
It’s little enough, I suppose, but I contacted the DJ of our local folk music radio program last night and asked him to find an appropriate flute piece to play on the air in David’s honor.
He chose “Leaving Kintall”, from Cathal McConnell. It sounded like a flute band.
Rob
Oh, no! He was such a lovely fellow. I’m praying for his family. Please keep us posted if there’s anything we can do to help. God bless him; I’m so sorry.
Terrible, just terrible.
wow.
and it wasn’t but a bit ago that he and I correponded.
bastards
just not right. wasn’t even a soldier. stupid and senseless.
damn.
This is so sad. Condolences to his family.
I’m really sorry to hear this 
Very, very sad. My condolences to his family. I had interactions with him here and also had two or three lengthy telephone conversations with him a few years ago… We had very different world views (almost incomprehensible to each other), but shared a deep interest in flutery.
I believe he was an electrician by trade, and it may be (I speculate) a reflection of the depressed economy, especially of the construction industry here in GB, that he may have found it necessary to take work in so dangerous a place.
A tragedy.
David was a friend of mine,who was a true gentleman and a friend to all who knew him.So sad that he leaves behind a young family.
R.I.P. Davy.
Comments from the site have made the Daily Record , a national newspaper here in Scotland .
R.I.P.
Ballygo
Very sad news.. Sorry to hear that.