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A FOUR-DAY event to celebrate the life of Vin Garbutt is taking place online this year. Vin Garbutt was an award-winning folk singer-songwriter from Teesside, England. His career spanned more than 47 years of constant world-wide touring (1969-2017), producing 15 studio albums, a songbook and a documentary film (Teesside Troubadour). His songs were inspired by the folk tradition at the beginning of his career, evolving over his career into gritty social comment and life observations. He is renowned for his hilarious song introductions and incredible live performances, winning the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Live Act in 2001. Since Vin passed away in 2017, his friends and musical family have ensured that his work and his life have been remembered through a variety of live and recorded tributes.