When Princess Margriet of the Netherlands lifts the veil on a bronze plaque at Ottawa's Beechwood Cemetery on Friday, she will be honouring a Canadian military figure who's arguably better remembered in her country than he is here.
Roy McMahon looks back over his start into the music scene, and the loss of a hero.
Music is something that can evoke all manner of memories and emotions, we all have some kind of soundtrack to our lives.
For Roy McMahon, his love of music became a way of life, as he performed as a professional musician across the world.
Here the 76-year-old, originally from Wrexham but now lives in Pant, in Shropshire, recalls his first foray into music and shares an emotional memory of the loss of his music hero. The Renegades performing at The Hippodrome c1961 - Kevin Hughes, Ron Nicholson, Roy McMahon, Don Foulkes, and Steve Lloyd just out of shot.