I am sad to pass on the news I just had from Gay McKeon that Seán Potts died earlier today.
A lovely man, a fine musician.
Nice appreciation of Sean’s contribution to the world of piping on the Arena RTE 1 programme tonight. Worth chasing it on the website if you’ve missed it.
A great loss, he was a wonderful enthusiast and the few times I encountered him in Miltown Malbay he was always a kind and generous gentleman.
Ken
Thanks for the news… I’m really saddened by this. Recently, once again, was thinking about recording some tunes to send him in appreciation of his music; I knew I’d be running against time, so to speak, and time has run out. His music with the Chieftains was a great inspiration to me.