I played as a session guest on his cd., and knew him fairly well, he was resident at the Wurzel bush folk club,Jeff used to select certain suitable pubs along canals generally with real ale, and give them impromptu songs, he loved life and lived it to the full,He loved music and songs about the canals and worked hard at promoting it and bringing the music of the people to the people.
On the subject of Broken Boats, I was under the impression it was written by Barry Skinner.