Former Saw Doctors musician Tony Lambert dies in Thailand

Band mate Leo Moran pays tribute to ‘a truly magnificent man of music’

Sorcha Pollak

 

Saw Doctors musician Tony Lambert collects his £852,643 win from the National Lottery headquarters in Dublin in 1993. Photograph: RTE Archives

 

Tony Lambert, a former keyboard and accordion player with Galway band the Saw Doctors , has died in Thailand.

 

Lambert, who was originally from Wales, moved to Thailand in the mid-1990s shortly after he won more than €850,000 in the 1993 National Lottery. It is understood he has died following a heart condition.

 

Lead guitarist with the band Leo Moran played tribute to his former bandmate as “a truly magnificent man of music”.

 

Full story: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/former-saw-doctors-musician-tony-lambert-dies-in-thailand-1.3478868

 

-- THE IRISH TIMES 2018-04-30

Sad news R.I.P  I have been a fan of the Saw Doctors since the late eighties. Seen them live many times.  They are sometimes referred to as the Irish Beatles.

Never got to see them but love the music. I guess Tony would have been in his 60s which is far too young of course but what a life! Played in a band then won over B30m on the lottery & lived the rest of his days in Thailand. RIP.