The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #80043   Message #1466391
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
20-Apr-05 - 12:05 PM
Thread Name: Roy Harper
Subject: RE: Roy Harper
saw him Cambridge folk club 1968. about the first week come out fighting Ghengis Khan came out.

the resident bloody bore was giving the audience the benefit of insights into how the wicked Yanks had ripped off our British heritage - launched into Scarboro fair - unaccompanied and out of tune naturally - a million agonising nuances.

harper came on. said nothing.....just played a stunning version of Girl of the north Country.

divisive....? only into them that need dividing, and them that don't.