Just found this thread!

I was a regular performer at the Farnborough Folk Club, from the middle 60's, and also ran the nearby Fleet Folk Club.

At weekends my friends and I would drive to London and go to the Troubador, Les Cousins and La Fiesta. It was a great way to hear new performers and persuade them (with money) to come and play at my club.

I played at these and other London clubs with different bands. Namely, The Bill Boazman Band, Canticle and BMW. They were great times.

I especially enjoyed La Fiesta as it was a sort of "post gig" venue. I remember Sandy Denny singing there just a few hours after performing at the Festival Hall. One night someone in a white tie and tails showed up with his bass (having earlier played with an orchestra at the Albert Hall) and proceeded to play along with a jazz guitarist (name escapes me).

I revisited the Troubador about 10 years ago, it hadn't changed all that much.

Howard