| Name: | Steve & Rachel McIlwrath |
Country: | Ireland |
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| Eric, you are forever in our thoughts and we recall the precious few moments we spent in your company with many smiles. Your music lives on - just as thrilling and inspirational as when we first heard and watched you perform. Three years on and we miss you and honour your memory. |
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| Date Added: Saturday 06 September, 2008 |
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| Name: | Angel |
Country: | Ireland |
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| To my loving brother Eric on you'r 3rd anniversary. I miss you so very much, I wish you were here, I will love you for ever,as I shed all my tears. From you'r loving Sis Carmel Angel. |
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| Date Added: Saturday 06 September, 2008 |
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| Name: | Mom |
Country: | Ireland |
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| Dearest Eric
So many people knew you,
Thats what makes us so proud,
You were that special person,
Who stood out in the crowd.
For us who loved and lost you,
And whoes parting braught such pain,
We will cherish you'r memory for ever,
In a world that is never the same.
You are so dearly loved and sadly missed my lovely son.
Forever Mom. xxx
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| Date Added: Saturday 06 September, 2008 |
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| Name: | Richard Allan |
Country: | Australia |
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| i have started teaching now, and the gift you gave me is now being passed on. I do now understand why your lunch break was never long enough. With love to Candy and the kids as well! |
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| Date Added: Thursday 14 August, 2008 |
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| Name: | James William Phillips |
Country: | United States |
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| Just wanted to say thank you to Eric. I have been playing for 35 years and was looking for new challanges when I ran across The Acoustic Guitar Bible. It's a wonderful primer for any guitarist, and the performance pieces at the end of the book certainly have caused me to rethink the possibilities of the fretboard.
His exhortations about practicing and the empathetic way Eric descirbes the process of learning the guitar are inspiring and reassuring. Somehow, I think Eric would agree that no matter how proficient one may become on the insturment, there is always "something more" to be discovered. You may begin with a desire to master the guitar, but ultimatley you dicover that the guitar has mastered you.
Gods' speed, Eric, I am hoping to meet you a bit further down the road. |
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| Date Added: Monday 11 August, 2008 |
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| Name: | Neeraj Sharma |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| I have recently taken up the challange of learning to play the guitar. After going through about 10-12 guitar books in the bookshop I finally went for Eric's 'The acoustic guitar bible'. I found the book very useful and decided to check out the other gutarist mentioned by Eric in the book in Youtube and Wikipedia. Finally I checked about Eric and in the comments below I found out to my horror that he was no more. Though I had not heard of him before I was deeply shocked and sad that we have lost such a musical genius. Rest in peace, Eric. My good wishes to your family. |
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| Date Added: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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| Name: | Toby |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Eric took my induction when I joined G.I.T in 1995, and was the one who rubber stamped my application.
When I heard of his passing a year and a half ago I was truly shocked. His enthusiasm for music was exceptional, and I'm a bit stumped as to why I didn't think to come here and post.
In an evironment where we learnt and played Jazz, Latin and in my case banged out a shit load of blues chops on top, here was a guy who'd get a beautiful Lowden out, tune it to DADGAD and send you somewhere else.
I don't play as often these days, and haven't for some time, but know that if I had an ounce of his desire to play the guitar, my wife would probably putting mine on ebay just so she got a look in!
Rest well Eric, and thoughts and best wishes to those you left behind.
Toby |
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| Date Added: Thursday 17 July, 2008 |
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| Name: | mark morris |
Country: | United States |
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| just wanted to say i found about eric about a year and half ago on youtube- and was touched my his musical stylings- then i was saddened when i learned that he was not with us anymore- his music is truly some of the most beutiful things i have ever heard- and hopefully his music will live on forever- not to many people in the states know of him and i want to spread his music- cause it is something that you cant pass up or forget about- thank you eric- |
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| Date Added: Saturday 05 July, 2008 |
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| Name: | david gilmour |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| eric is still very sadly missed ,his music will live on forever |
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| Date Added: Thursday 05 June, 2008 |
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| Name: | dallas mlakar dallas mlakar |
Country: | Australia |
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| the talent that eric had puts him in the god gatergory no words can explain |
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| Date Added: Wednesday 14 May, 2008 |
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| Name: | Gabriel MacDonnell |
Country: | United States |
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| Eric Roche was a true artist and one of the finest musicians to ever pick up a guitar. He is greatly missed, but his vision and voice will live on forever in his recordings and the musicians he inspired. |
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| Date Added: Wednesday 30 April, 2008 |
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| Name: | Skhisma |
Country: | Portugal |
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| Sadly missed, yet he still lives in the fingers and souls of many. |
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| Date Added: Saturday 19 April, 2008 |
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| Name: | Stephen Cotton |
Country: | United States |
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| Great musician and person, sadly missed by me and my friends, but his music still brings joy to us all everyday so thank you eric. Warmest regards to his family. |
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| Date Added: Thursday 17 April, 2008 |
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| Name: | Matt Marriott Matt Marriott |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Eric is my inspiration, from the first time I saw him at Music Live at the NEC!
I have my arrangement of Roundabout up on my MySpace page amongst a few other videos!
www.myspace.com/mattyboymarriott
Eric is the reason I'm out doing what I do, both playing my solo gigs and demoing for Cort guitars. He was a great player, and a great man.
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| Date Added: Friday 11 April, 2008 |
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| Name: | steve parkins |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| God only knows why Eric is not with us any more. Met Eric in Birmingham on Taylor roadshow and he's sadly missed. Cheers Eric. |
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| Date Added: Thursday 03 April, 2008 |
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| Name: | Simon Renardson |
Country: | Ireland |
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| I had seen your face around Tralee a few times but it wasn't until I heard Matt Marriott playing "Roundabout" at a show here that I knew who you were. Thank you for the fantastic music and I hope I can take your approach to guitar playing and apply it to my own. Thank you again. |
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| Date Added: Tuesday 11 March, 2008 |
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| Name: | Chris Frew |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| He taught me Davy Grahams Anji through the GT magazine, it took me a while but I got there in the end. I took his advice he gave on the cd on trying my own version also. Thanks for inspiring me Eric!
Chris |
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| Date Added: Saturday 08 March, 2008 |
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| Name: | Dominic Blea |
Country: | United States |
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| I just had the pleasure of downloading this awesome music! What an outstanding artist. I only wish I could have seen him live. Thank you, ERIC! |
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| Date Added: Wednesday 27 February, 2008 |
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| Name: | Marian & Rod |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| As we watched the truly talented Newton Faukner at The Cambridge Corn Exchange last night we saw the work of a great teacher. You would have been proud Eric!
Thank you for playing at The Bluebell Inn, Hempstead and for visiting us there with your family. We knew you briefly and you made such a great impression upon us all.
Your music lives on through so many people. You will always have a place in our hearts. Our best wishes to Candy and children. Marian, Rod and family.
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| Date Added: Sunday 24 February, 2008 |
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| Name: | Simon Foster |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Whatever a person's beliefs, most seem to agree that the worth of a person's life lies in the difference they make. If that be so then your life was worth so very much. A track and tab by you in a magazine were what inspired me to go beyond strumming chords. It brought me so much joy! And gave me the tiniest insight as to how little I know about the instrument I'd spent so long slapping with a plectrum.
Now it's a few years on and I was looking for a book to learn more about the acoustic guitar. I saw your book advertised and that was the one I wanted, no question. I thought 'Eric Roche; he's the quitar man I would one day like to be. He's the one who's opinion I trust. His was the voice on that CD that I just plain liked.'
You made such a difference, Eric.
You still do. |
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| Date Added: Friday 22 February, 2008 |
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