Bristol Troubadour
(1966-1971)

place and folk club

Closed aged c. 5

The Bristol Troubadour Club was a short lived but influentialclub in the thriving contemporary folk music scene in Bristol in the late 1960s and early 1970s, It was located in Clifton village, the student quarter above the city centre. The club was considered by some as the liveliest and most creative outside London. The club hosted some of the premier folk artists of the day including Al Jones, Fred Wedlock, Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Ian Anderson, Mike Cooper, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, The Incredible String Band and Roy Harper. Al Stewart had a residency there, and mentions the club in his song "Clifton in the Rain".

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This building housed the Bristol Troubadour folk music club 1966 - 1971 Which first used the address 'Clifton Village'

5 Waterloo Street, Clifton, Bristol, United Kingdom where it was