Paul Simon visited England in 1964 and 1965 and got involved with the
burgeoning folk-music
movement in the country. Whilst in London, he stayed with Judith Piepe, champion
of political
activists and curator of a folk cellar at St Anne’s Church in Soho. She
convinced the Reverend Roy Trevivian, a BBC radio producer, to record Paulin a
session for the religious programme Five To Ten for transmission in May
1965. Art Garfunkel came to visit Paul during the Summer and together, the
friends recorded sessions in London. The original BBC tapes were long thought to
have been lost, but luckily they resurfaced in 2001. These early versions of
Simon’s songs, some well-known, some less so, have a raw and authentic
quality.
