As the British folk revival expanded and developed through the 1960s and 70s, many of the leading performers were photographed by Brian Shuel, who has died aged 90. His early photographs were often taken indoors, in darkened folk clubs held in upstairs rooms in pubs, which required him to push the film to its limits, resulting in grainy but atmospheric images. He combined his artist’s eye with often being in the right place at the right time. In December 1962, Brian was at the King & Queen folk club in central London to photograph Martin Carthy, but he also captured one of the floor singers – Bob Dylan on his first visit to Britain.
Three days later, he photographed him again at the Singers’ Club, with the folk revival founding fathers Ewan MacColl and AL Lloyd in the audience.
