by jay strange

Jake Thackray
Three Horseshoes Club, Hampstead, London (Dec 18, 1979)





















The late great Jake Thackray was a special songwriter and performer. His songs were witty, satirical, often profound, the work of a true wordsmith. His guitar style uniquely continental and unmistakable (Nick Drake was an admirer).

I saw him live on many occasions in the late seventies and early eighties and his shows were always wonderful. I recorded his show at the Three Horseshoes Folk Club in Hampstead London on December 18th 1979. I was right down the front, sitting a few feet from the maestro, so my mic picked up his singing and playing directly….for an audience recording it don’t get much better than this. You can hear his foot taping along. It was a great show, he went down a storm. Now 29 years later its time to share this treasure with a wider audience, and what better place than here.