Fred Wedlock obituary

Bristolian folk singer, actor and TV presenter known for his hit The Oldest Swinger in TownBritish folk clubs during the 1960s and 70s played host to the "folk comedians", who combined a love of folk music with a natural ability to make an audience laugh. Jasper Carrott, Mike Harding and Billy Connolly all started off in folk clubs. Fred Wedlock, who has died of a heart attack aged 67, was another such singer and, although he never achieved the same national recognition as Connolly, Carrott and ...

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