The host of GBH's beloved radio program 'A Celtic Sojourn' died of complications from brain cancer at age 66. Amelia Mason remembers his gentle encouragement and ability to throw a party.
Brian O'Donovan hosted"A Celtic Sojourn" on GBH and explored traditional and contemporary music from around the Celtic world. He has died at 66.
Like a lot of people, I first knew Brian O’Donovan through his radio show,"A Celtic Sojourn," where he spun traditional Celtic music every Saturday on GBH for 37 years. Brian died on Friday from complications from brain cancer. He was only 66. He sounded at peace with his diagnosis when he discussed it on the air last year, but I can only assume it was terrifying to stare down death like that every day. To have lost him so soon is colossally, infuriatingly unfair.
Brian could’ve been intimidating; he was, after all, a giant in broadcasting. But that was the trick he pulled off on"A Celtic Sojourn." Brian made his radio audience feel like they were listening to an old friend, a music nerd who, though knowledgeable and self-possessed, ultimately just wanted you to love the things he loved. That was how he came across in real life, too. It helped that he wasn’t very physically imposing.
The most recent emails he sent me were sweet notes complimenting things I wrote: “GREAT article.” “Brill article...” I know I wasn’t the only person to consider him a kind of mentor. In all likelihood there are hundreds of people with similar emails in their inboxes from Brian, letting them know how much he enjoyed their set at the Burren or congratulating them on a new gig. No doubt he knew that a few kind words can make all the difference to someone young and starting out.
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