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Thread #164869   Message #3950366
Posted By: Will Fly
14-Sep-18 - 07:38 AM
Thread Name: BBC programme from 1976 - British Folk
Subject: RE: BBC programme from 1976 - British Folk
Quite right, Vic - not on the Village Thing label, nor its predecessor, Saydisc, both from the Weston/Bristol area. Ian A. Anderson (to distinguish him from the other) had a then girlfriend who worked at the BBC in the late 60s, and he and buddies from the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra used to do gigs at the Cousins. I remember a hilarious afternoon with a whole gang of us just bumming around Soho, drinking coffee, having a curry and finishing off at the Cousins.

I booked D&T a coupld of times at the BBC Folk Club ("Clanfolk"), and Dave guested not that long ago at the Brighton Acoustic Session.

I last saw Toni when the London jug band I played in (The Egbert Sousé All Stars) did a gig at Maidstone Prison - our singer, Pete Charlton was a Playaway producer, and Toni was one of the regular performers. Toni opened up for us, and the massive roar that went up in the prison chapel when she went on stage made our job that much easier!