Telephone Bill & the Smooth Operators were a Cambridge based band of the late 1970s / early 80s, fronted by Nick Barraclough (later a BBC country/folk presenter and producer). Essentially folk and bluegrass oreintated, 'The Bill' also included virtuoso fiddle / mandolin player Gerry Hale, Anne Baker, songwriter Chris Cox, and (at various times) Robb Appleton, Andy Metcalfe, Tony Shepherd and Richard Lee.
These are photos from concerts where Telephone Bill & The Smooth Operators played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Cambridge Folk Festival Jul 26 - 29, 2001 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Craig Hatfield
