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Thread #36295   Message #2865361
Posted By: GUEST,Roger F.
16-Mar-10 - 12:46 PM
Thread Name: Folk Clubs London 1960s & 70s
Subject: RE: Folk Clubs London 1960s & 70s
Hello Nick Harrison,
In regard to your query, I ran the BBC Folk Club on a number of occasions. Peter Charlton was the permanent resident, but like
most of us who worked at the BBC, shift work didn't allow us to
attend all the time. When Peter was working he'd give me a call.
The club at the time was in the Langham building, which is now an
upmarket hotel. Now & again when the room wasn't available in The LANGHAM we were given a room in Brodcasting House. I remember sometimes booked guests, like Margaret Barry, were convinced they
were going out on air, though it was a club for the staff when they were off duty. I can't remember the exact time but it must have been in the early 70's. Floor singers who didn't work for the Beeb were welcome and friends of mine, such as Roger Nicholson and Clive Woolf
would sing and/or play for us.