"Dearest Ewen - how loved and missed you are. You were in my thoughts today as I drove down the coast - a route which inspired your song "Pacific" and how peaceful the ocean was today. Not a day goes by when you are not in my thoughts - your music lives on in us all - Sue XXX"

"The year has gone by so quickly.  You are still in our thoughts and our hearts.  You have left a wonderful legacy in your amazing son and daughter and their children. We are all voyagers in space...and we will meet again."

"Well Dad, I journeyed to Rothbury today, and made my way  up that blustery hill where we scattered your ashes. I looked back as I walked away and waved , and imagined you sat on the pile of rocks, cap on, cigarette in hand waving back at me....miss you dad xx"

"A year gone by, think of you often, miss you so much, the house resounds with your songs a legacy we are so lucky to have.
Thoughts and love to David Sarah and families, today and always."

"Wow I can't believe a year has gone by, every time I feel sad I listen to your music & I feel so much confort
I'm so glad you & Sue came into my life both of you are such wonderful people. GOD BLESS you always
Always a Friend
"

"I can't believe it's been a year. I think of you daily, and hope you are proud of how your family is taking shape. I wish enormously you were still here witnessing your grandchildrens smiles and laughter. We are coming up to Rothbury ASAP to find the message! love you. Sarah. XX"

"Your are remembered today and every Tuesday at Cramlington Your songs will live for ever

We miss you so much"

"Somehow fitting that the weather is cloudy today. I've been doing my best Ewen to keep your music alive. I sing When Time Turns Around a lot and tell the audience about your poetic genius and that you were and remain my friend. You'll always be with me mate. Mike"

"Happy B day Ewen! I miss you alot. Im such a wus because i cannot  listen to your music without tearing up. It brings comfort to my mom, but is hard for me. Your talent and legacy live on through your music. Happy birthday. Love Chantelle"

"Thinking of you Dad, missing you like mad. I'll have a Jameson's and a Lemon Slice for you tonight. I know you would have enjoyed them. Love David xxx"

"Anything to get out of buying the cream cakes Carruthers!
Miss you, miss us, miss everything old man xxxxxxxx"

"Ewen we miss you and think of you every single day even little Natalie talks about her grandad who 'lives on the star'.She will know you through your music, and we will remember you by it."

"Miss you Ewen.  Your music was so insightful, words to live by for your remaining earth bound friends."

"Happy Birthday Ewen, every time I listen to your music I can see your smiling face."

"My dearest Ewen;

Thinking of you especially today. Not a day goes by when I don't think of you and listen to your music - it gives me great comfort. See you in heaven. Love Sue"

"Always remembered with great affection. I can hear him  singing with the angels."

"Dear Ewen,

Never forgotten, forever remembered for your songs and company."

"I have been looking at the photos of Ewen and reading all the messages and it has brought back some lovely memories of the times we had together as a family. We all miss you and your cousin Rodney. Fond memories Wilma xxx"

"Think about Ewen everyday. The photo Ray Dobson took of him is always on my desk. We sing his Songs everytime we perform. Will always miss him, but grateful his beautiful music lives on,  Happpy Birthday Ewen,  fromPat, John and Peter  Of Pipe Dream."

"Ewen will always be with me, his songs move me as much today as when I first heard them. Learning some of them and writing with Ewen are musical highlights that have carried me and will stay with me for ever. He lives in my heart."

"God bless this wonderful man who wrote the most touching lyrics in the world.
May he rest in peace"

"So happy I got to meet a wonderful man, that will never be forgotten, Ewen keep singing away, peace to you my friend forever!"

"Ewen was top drawer. Wonderful songs introduced to me by a friend in the North East. Such lovely tributes here at this beautiful site. Very moving ."

"another day when the music died
Ewen  you will be missed so much
you were such a great Gadge
ian"

"If just a little bit of you is still there in my camera, then what a wonderful memory we`ll have. Thanks for the musical summer nights just a few short weeks ago. It was a privilege to know you as a man,a poet and a musician. We`ll miss your conversation and the laughter. Ray & Sue."

"Fredrick Ewan Carruthers

Also dedicated to Fredrick Rodney Elliott Brown, Ewan’s full cousin

Please do not stand by grave and weep!  I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am now part of the rainbow, stars and moon and gentle warmth of the sun at noon.

I am part of the wind and the rain that waters the bracken growing on the crags and hills down to the plains.

I am now part of the wild flowers growing in the woods and part of the farm fields of grain that produces life’s food.

So now, pause a while and reflect of the many happy times we shared before I left this earthly coil.  The comfort of music as it whistled through the air.

Also the many friends for whom he fondly cared, not often did he this reveal.  I have a loving family, son and daughter, grandchildren now two.  The treasured memories in the USA with my much loved wife, Sue.  He would remember their doggie pals, Archie and Oliver all gone now in the sands of time.

So farewell Ewan, we all in turn will hopefully be united in the garden of peace, love and rest, till our rebirth for eternity in the loving paradise of rest!!

This is the eulogy to Ewan with love from Aunt Connie"

"Dear David and Sarah,

What a beautiful service yesterday, you certainly both will have made Ewen very proud!!

Ewen was a very talented man who will be greatly missed by many.

With much love

Toni xxx"

"Thanks for your friendship and your beautiful, beautiful music. Sorry the coffee wasn't up to scratch but never mind. Goodbye gentle, lovely man."

"David, Sarah, Anna and John.....what a team!
You did your Dad proud and added to the memories already held by giving us such a wonderful way of saying our goodbyes but not forgottens.
Thank you x"

"So good to have been your friend for so long, our family will miss you, but you'll never be forgotten, God bless you and all your family...
Graham & Lesley Hodge"

"So sad to here of your passing Ewen.Sitting listening your music Im choked.Thanks for making us part of your life here at Cramlington."

"Ewen has been part of our life for over 15 years and we had some wonderful times together, wonderful memories. What a gift he left us. Sarah, Connie, Sue and David you have been in our  thoughts and prayers daily. We will be with you in spirit tomorrow.
Love always, Judy and Dick"

"Friends for 30+ years.  You will be so missed Ewen.  You will live on through your wonderful music.  Special thoughts to Ewen's family."

"songs like the amber room really moved me.  the story and the feeling really communicated.  some things do not die."

"Ewen, I kept the Washburn guitar waiting for you, for when you returned to UK for your short visits. I never used it - it was just for you. For more than thirty years we knew each other, and I can´t imagine a time when I won´t get a call from you to say you´ll be arriving in an hour - so get the coffee on. What a fine songwriter you were - what a great friend ...
Allan Taylor"

"Dear Ewen, may you rest in peace and if there is a Heaven I'm sure you will fill it with your own personal brilliance.

"

"Goodbye Ewen, thanks for the music."

"We will always be grateful to Ewen for  graciously allowing our Trio Pipe Dream to record Black and White and for the support and encouragement he gave  after watching us perform it. He illuminated our minds with his beautiful music. God Bless Ewen, sweet dreams  from Pat John and Peter"

"I first met Ewen about eight years ago, he was a wonderful songwriter and musician and a very gentle thoughtful man.  I will miss him."

"I first met Ewen at a charity event in Chester -Le-Street a couple of years ago, became an instant fan and got to know him a little. What a man and what a musician, his songs touched everyone who heard them. Jan and myself will miss him greatly and take consolation in the legacy of music he left.

Tom & Jan Fielding"

"I heard Gordon Lightfoot singing "If you could read my mind love" yesterday,
oo that hurt, it was Ewen that interpreted and sung that song so well for us in the early days when he was a warm friend  and sensitive musician.
It's sad, an era gone in the blink of an eye.
Rest in Peace Ewen
Brendan And Sue"

"So sorry to hear of your passing.  Maybe you're gone but you and your music will be remembered forever.  God bless you mate, from Rob and Elaine van Sante"

"September 16 2010 Ewen played at Darlington Arts Centre Folk Club, privatly he told me his fingers were failing but on stage you could not tell. Ewen was a quiet man with a God given gift for creating words and music that quietly expressed feelings that all of us could identify with. A master craftsman has left us with a beautiful legacy of very special songs.  Goodbye Ewen-"The moving finger..""

"Ewen touched many a heart, many a life. May his memory bring a smile to everyone who knew him. He will be missed but not forgotten."

"Ewen, I will never forget the impact you have had on my family and myself. I am so glad you were in my little Brody's life, he will miss his Papa Ewen so much.  We had so many good times! I will miss you, and our late nights sipping tequila, talking, and laughing. God bless you and I'll see you again my friend."

"We will never forget Tuesday nights at Cramlington when Ewen just popped in to try out a new song,it was a privilege for all to hear a true master craftsman
Audrey and I have many memories of time spent with Ewen these will always be treasured.
Our thoughts are with his family at this time a proud dad and granddad
Keith & Audrey"

"You leave: but your songs never will.  Goodbye Ewen.  Sleep well"

"A wonderful man who made wonderful music.

So much unwritten and songs unsung, a loss to all who knew him and all who enjoyed his music.

His legacy will live on through his songs, Carolyn and I will listen to them often and we will never forget you Ewen."

"This was a thoughtful and gentle man with a remarkable gift for distilling powerful emotions from carefully chosen yet apparently simple pictures. He unerringly found intensity in the ordinary, and now those who loved him will feel the intensity, of both grief and love, that comes from his passing.

We were lucky to know him - and we are blessed to have his music as a memorial to a special man."

"My dearest Ewen:

My heart is filled with sadness but I am honored to have shared part of life’s journey with you.

So many memories
So many stories to share
So many songs

I play your music – it feels like you are still here with your guitar sharing your newest composition – how special to have been your audience

When I visit the ocean here I will think of one of my favorite songs “Pacific” and this will bring me peace.

Fondest love  - until me meet again -  Sue"

"I had the pleasure of knowing Ewen as a friend, colleague and gifted singer, songwriter and guitarist for over 40 years and Elaine shared the pleasure of Ewen's friendship and music for more than 35 years. We are proud that Ewen was our friend!  

Although we saw little of each other over the last 20 years, whenever we met the years rolled back, we picked up where we had left off, putting the world to rights, reminiscing about times past, often laughing until we cried!  We really enjoyed those times and are so sad that we can never repeat them.

Ewen's unexpected and untimely passing leaves us shocked but thankful that he was not left incapacitated and unable to write, sing and play his music.  

It is tragic that the last chapter in Ewen's life was so short.  We know how proud he was of David and Sarah and their families and the joy of being a Grandad.  Our hearts go out to you for your tragic loss.

How fortunate we all are to have the wonderful legacy of Ewen's music to enjoy and to remember him by.

We shall miss you old boy!  You may be gone but you will be forever remembered with great affection.

Rest in peace

Roger and Elaine
"

"I am and always will be so proud of you Dad, we had some very special moments over the years, they are all good memories and will be with me forever. Love you so much..... Somewhere on the longway back, we'll meet again my friend....xxxxxx"

"Ewen,
You will truly be missed. I hope you know how much you meant to me. Listening to your amazing music makes me so sad. I am so glad for your music because it allows me to hear your voice.
I love you"

"Having been introduced to Ewen and his songs by Mike Silver I have very fond memories of him coming to the Nook in Holmfirth to see Mike and to appear as a guest in his on right.
He will be remembered through his many beautiful songs."

"A very sad loss for all who knew him.
Ewen - thank you for some very special times especially in the 70's. It was a very important time in all our lives and we at least have the memories.
I was proud of what we achieved and would like to think Micky and I played a small part in your achievements.
Long Live Freeway - Love Steve and Marilyn (dont suppose I'll ever get my green jumper back now!)"

"Dad, You have been in my every waking thought since I heard the terrible news. I am so glad of the time we spent together since Ellie was born. She may not remember her grandad, but she'll grow up listening to your music - just as I did. I shall tell her of the time she first laughed on your birthday celebration - i will treasure that moment forever. We will love you always xxxxxx"

"Well, Ewen, that was a rather short coda. From the heady days at the Black Swan in 1960 you matured into a formidable singer, songwriter and guitarist. You were always a dear friend and I was looking forward to seeing more of you on your return to England. What's that saying about "Weep not for whom the bell tolls"?
Well I weep for thee bonny lad.
Hedley"

"Will always remember the wonderful times you sang in our garden at various events.Thank you for leaving us with your beautiful music. Will miss you very much ewen
God bless from Lynda and John Tobler RGF Records."

"Ewen has left each of us a little bit of him which we will all treasure and keep within us.

Thank you for being and letting me be a true friend and confident over the last 35 years Ewen.

Going to miss you like crazy old man!!

"