Hi John!

Catford was also the first folk club I ever went to, when I was new to the whole country. Just off the plane from Boston and the entire phenomenon of the British folk club scene was untested territory. I'd always been into the music though, and Boston had a thriving folk scene of its own (and was where I first got turned on to The Coppers and The Young Tradition).

I got a very warm welcome from the Catford regulars (in the days when Dave & Ruth Cooper were running it) and kept coming back every week, even though it meant a late-night tube journey right up to north London on the northern line. Worth it too. That club was where I met Anne Lister, who is a valued friend to this very day, and Ralphie too.

I also remember Theo, but only really talked to him once. He was a gent.