I have to go back to the late sixties for my favourite moment. It was at the Adelphi Folk Club in Swansea. The guest that night was Alec Campbell. Whilst getting a drink at the bar downstairs, a fella came in wearing a long black overcoat and a greasy banded bowler.
Later in the club (I was the MC that night) This guy asked me if he could sing a song. I was a bit dubious about it, but I agreed. So I put him on just before the guest spot. Tom, was his name and he sang a blues unaccompanied. He performance was simply staggeringly superb. It left me, the audience and Alec Campbell absolutely spellbound. Eventually the applause came from the awe-struck audience. It was long and loud and by the time it had finished, Tom had gone. Alec Campbell requested that he do his first spot after the break as there was no way he could follow that act.
I haven't seen this guy Tom from that day to this.