Vin Garbutt

Vin Garbutt
Garbutt in 2010 at the National Folk Festival
Background information
Birth name	Vincent Paul Garbutt
Born	(1947-11-20)20 November 1947[1]
Origin	Teesside, South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland
Died	6 June 2017(2017-06-06) (aged 69)
Genres	Folk music
Instruments	guitar, tin whistle, voice
Years active	1970s to 2017
Website	http://www.vingarbutt.com

Vincent Paul Garbutt (20 November 1947 – 6 June 2017) was an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his repertoire consisted of protest songs covering topics such as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland (Troubles of Erin), unemployment, and social issues.

Death

Garbutt died at a hospital from complications caused by heart surgery on 6 June 2017 at the age of 69.^[2]

Music

• The Valley of Tees (1972)
• The Young Tin Whistle Pest (live) (1974)
• King Gooden (1976)
• Eston California (1977)
• Tossin' a Wobbler (1978)
• Little Innocents (1983)
• Shy Tot Pommy (1985) [live - Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia]
• When The Tide Turns (1989)
• The By-Pass Syndrome (1991)
• Bandalised (1994)
• Plugged! (1995) [live - Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham, UK.]
• When the Tide Turns Again (1998) [reissue of 1989 album with one additional track]
• Word Of Mouth (1999)
• The Vin Garbutt Songbook Vol 1 (2003)
• Persona ... Grata (2005)
• Teesside Troubadour documentary & live DVD (2011)
• Synthetic Hues (2014)

References

1. "Vin Garbutt - gallery". Official Vin Garbutt website. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
2. "Folk legend Vin Garbutt died just weeks after major heart surgery". Gazette Live. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

Other websites

• The official Vin Garbutt website
• Vin Garbutt's Myspace Page