The Union Tavern

Yes, not much chance nowadays of the lock-ins in which Luke Kelly played a prominent part. New Merlin's Cave where the 'Festival Of Fools' was staged is no more. Jack Walshaw became a BBC producer. Some of the former Critics (including Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner) took themselves off to the Knave Of Clubs, Bethnal Green, in the mid-70s where trad/political song and agitprop theatre held sway. I wonder if any of this was recorded? It hasn't (as far as I know) been issued commercially). Gordon McCulloch, another ex-Critic, was involved in the Knave and he is still performing back home in Glasgow though his musical partner Bobby Campbell, as has been mentioned, died about 10 years ago.