Moving send-off for singer Black from mourners

A ceremony filled with music and warm words provided a moving send-off for an international singer known as ‘Black’ in his adopted home of Schull in West Cork.

Born in Liverpool, the performer Colin Vearncombe moved to the Mizen peninsula over a decade ago and his wife said the family felt “held and loved” there in their loss.

His wife Swedish opera singer Camilla Grieshel Vearncombe thanked family, friends and fans all over the world for “the love that has been poured over us this last three weeks”.