The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36465   Message #2391235
Posted By: Vin2
17-Jul-08 - 06:08 AM
Thread Name: manchester sports guild folk club
Subject: RE: manchester sports guild
I saw Alex a couple of times at MSG - late sixties / early seventies methinks. A towering figure indeed, but as you say when he launced into Tom Paxton songs like Last Thing On My Mind and the beautiful Victoria Dines Alone, he showed his gentler side and held the audience spellbound. A great character - the only one who could call Jenks 'Mr Jinks' and get away with it!! Still got an LP where he introduces people like 'an up-an-coming folk singer' called Sandy Denny. A great character, great singer/muscician 'yeah oh yeah'!

See you guys at Saddleworth festival this w/end? I'll be camped near the food tent wearing me well worn Mudcat t/shirt!