Marcus Butler RIP
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:28 am
Marcus Music, of Newport, Gwent, South Wales, posted this notice yesterday on their Facebook page. He was a great man and a huge support for musicians in South Wales and elsewhere over the years, and not just those who play concertina.
"Marcus Butler 1937-2021
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Marcus Butler.
Marcus founded Marcus Music in 1982, nearly 40 years ago.
Over the years Marcus has provided a platform within the folk music industry serving not only concertina players, drummers & re-enactment groups, but also providing a repair service for all kinds of musical instruments within the folk world.
Marcus was also the founder member of Tredegar House Folk Festival, bringing performers from all over the world to Wales.
As some of you know, Marcus has had dementia for the past two or three years, and has had to step back from the business, leaving his team to carry on manufacturing concertinas and rope tensioned drums.
Next year 2022 we will be celebrating 40 years of being in business serving the folk music industry.
Marcus leaves behind his loving wife, three children, grand children and great grand children.
His name will live on in the concertinas and drums we produce.
We’ll leave you with a photo of Marcus from 2016 with his other great love of station master at Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. Photo by Nick Treharne . This photograph of Marcus will be included in an exhibition in The Senedd, Cardiff in January 2022."
"Marcus Butler 1937-2021
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Marcus Butler.
Marcus founded Marcus Music in 1982, nearly 40 years ago.
Over the years Marcus has provided a platform within the folk music industry serving not only concertina players, drummers & re-enactment groups, but also providing a repair service for all kinds of musical instruments within the folk world.
Marcus was also the founder member of Tredegar House Folk Festival, bringing performers from all over the world to Wales.
As some of you know, Marcus has had dementia for the past two or three years, and has had to step back from the business, leaving his team to carry on manufacturing concertinas and rope tensioned drums.
Next year 2022 we will be celebrating 40 years of being in business serving the folk music industry.
Marcus leaves behind his loving wife, three children, grand children and great grand children.
His name will live on in the concertinas and drums we produce.
We’ll leave you with a photo of Marcus from 2016 with his other great love of station master at Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. Photo by Nick Treharne . This photograph of Marcus will be included in an exhibition in The Senedd, Cardiff in January 2022."