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.