I went to the Topic last Easter to see Keith Kendrick and what a great performance he gave,but what an audience!!! Apart from several singer friends of Keith's there was hardly anyone there. The MC didn't have a clue about the guest [obviosly not done his homework]. There were no resident singers to support Keith, thank goodness his friends were there to fill the gap. The proceedings were interupted every ten or fifteen minutes by a bloke in a wheelchair trundling across the floor,from the other bar, to go to the loo. I was very disappointed as it used to have such a great reputation in the early days of the folk revival and I had heard good reports of it in the past!! If there was a category in the Alternative Folk Awards for the worst folk club in the country, the Topic would get my vote.
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