Felicity Lott has died

So sad to hear to this. I only listened to her on This Cultural Life a couple of days ago, when she said that she was dying of cancer. The only comfort here is that she sounded well and in no distress.

I have such a lovely memory of her from a Three Choirs Festival, where I was in the choir and very pregnant. We had to wear black and I had bought a cheap length of black cotton material and run up a basic tent. Felicity was tall willowy and beautiful in pale lilac satin with matching shoes - she looked lovely. We met in the toilets, and as I was washing my hands she said: "I just wanted to say how beautiful you look in that dress." What could I say? - there she was in all her elegant glory while I was like a black barrage balloon - what a kind lady!

A great loss to music - her voice was unforced, free from vibrato and fluidly beautiful.

I will find some of her songs on spotify and revisit her voice.