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More sad news 30th May 2018
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Thu May 31, 2018 4:18 pmby Uncle Roy
Just been informed that Paul Mitchell passed away last evening. Paul was living in Devon. As many know he was a well known player on the UK scene back in the 60's & 70s.. He had been fighting the big C for many years and had told me recently that he had the all clear not long ago. condolences go to his son and other family members. RIP Paul.
Re: More sad news 30th May 2018
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Thu May 31, 2018 4:49 pmby Jimmy Gibson
This is so sad,I was only speaking to Paul a few days ago in Saltash,and we were going to get together for a pick,he was a good mate and a superb steel player,RIP my good buddy.
Re: More sad news 30th May 2018
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Thu May 31, 2018 5:57 pmby Ken Byng
Extremely sad news. 
Paul was a real stalwart of the UK steel scene, and in fact recorded a steel album in the early 70's. He was a very decent C6 player (as demonstrated below), and loved to talk C6 when he came to the odd gig that I played locally with his great mate Mark Jacobs. He lived close to me in Portsmouth for a while, but I know that his heart always lied in the West Country. RIP Paul.
Re: More sad news 30th May 2018
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Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:36 amby JohnDavisStringsHere
This one is hard to take , only about a week ago I was talking to him and sent him some strings, he was one of the nicest guy's you could wish to meet I am so sorry to hear this awful news rest in peace Paul.
Re: More sad news 30th May 2018
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Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:29 pmby Dave Nutt
Yet more sad news, Paul was a nice player and a great bloke, Ken mentioned his album, I think with the exception of Basil it must have been one of the first UKsteel albums ever put out.
God bless him.
Dave.
Re: More sad news 30th May 2018
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Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:50 pmby Nick Evans
So sad to hear of Paul's passing. He was a great friend and mentor to me here in Portsmouth, encouraging me to buy a D10 and make headway on the "back deck" as he called it - "It's easy - just grab loads of strings!"
A man of great energy and positivity he was always enthusiastically immersed in projects - designing and building 8-string lap steels, oil painting (a fine artist), learning to play keyboards and most recently taking up Dobro.
It was so good to have a typically long telephone conversation a week ago with him - "Are you fed up of me blathering on yet ?"- was a frequent interjection from him. He had a store of great stories from his years in music, his first job being
barman at the famous Eel Pie Island Hotel during its heyday as the birthplace of British R'n'B - "I can still remember what Mick Jagger used to drink!"
A great player he had a natural feel for swing and many's the time I would mess up on guitar when we performed as a duo purely through listening and being blown away by his playing and forgetting my own part!
He was an inspiration and I'll miss him greatly.