I am ashamed to say, having read this interview, that until recently I had not heard of Allan Taylor
and was interested to read of his connection with the early Fairport Sandy/Swarb etc..
http://www.triste.co.uk/at.htmHi JJ
I caught on to Allan in the 70s and then lost sight of him till he turned up at St Neots a couple of years ago. I did a few songs in support and we hit it off pretty well ever since - he's been very supportive with my new CD. Lovely guy, and as he's got older, the subject matter of the songs and the voice have deepened and darkened. He's hugely popular on the continent and it's reflected in his writing. There's a very European sensibility and he fits well into chanson and troubadour environments. The most recent CD Hotels and Dreamers is very representative. He also does a songs and readings show based on the life and writings of Jack Kerouac which is well worth catching as well as his live act.
Very well worth following up.