in the town and he also performed occasionally at the Belfast Folk Festival. In later years he has concentrated on writing poetry, some of which has been published. In 2011, Softley suffered a head injury after being knocked off his bicycle, and spent a considerable time in hospital recovering. In an effort to counter the unfounded rumours of his death, a Facebook page was set up and amassed a following of over 1,000 friends. In August 2011, an evening of entertainment featuring Softley's music and poetry was held in Cafe Merlot in Enniskillen, with all proceeds being donated to the brain injury unit at Altnagelvin Hospital. Death Softley died on 1 September 2017, aged 77. Albums Songs For Swingin' Survivors (1965), Columbia – reissued on CD in 2003 by Hux Records and as part of The Folk Eve Recordings CD (2014) Sunrise (1970), CBS Street Singer (1971), CBS C'est la Fête à Malataverne (1971), Expression Spontanée – one track, "Time Machine" record live in French folk festival Any Mother Doesn't Grumble (1972), CBS Capital (1976), Doll Records Mensa (1978), Doll Records War Memorials (1985), Doll Records Note: Sunrise and Street Singer were reissued as a two-CD set on BGO Records, 2009 References External links Home.arcor.de Myspace site 1939 births 2017 deaths English folk guitarists English male guitarists English male singer-songwriters People from Woodford, London