Roy Guest

Roy Norman Guest (13 March 1934 – 23 September 1996) was a British folk singer and music promoter.

Born in İzmir, Turkey, to a British father and Ukrainian Greek mother, he grew up in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire.

After moving to Edinburgh to study anthropology and psychology, he met Jim Haynes of the Traverse Theatre, and the pair collaborated on producing a series of "Howffs" or folk nights.

He oversaw the London concert debuts of Simon and Garfunkel,[3] the Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention.

Other concerts he promoted included those by Benny Goodman, Joan Baez, The Who, and Led Zeppelin.