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Bill Jefferson (Mên An Tol) - "I sold Peter Doherty a harmonica and a hat"

Bill Jefferson (Mên An Tol) - "I sold Peter Doherty a harmonica and a hat"

Update: 2025-11-28

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Living in and working at pubs, the old rooms of Peter Doherty and where Gerry Adams and Shane Macgowan hung out, is part of Bill Jefferson's story. Mên An Tol are an excellent new band, playing at The Lexington in London this coming Tuesday. Photo: Cuan Roche

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Bill Jefferson (Mên An Tol) - "I sold Peter Doherty a harmonica and a hat"

Bill Jefferson (Mên An Tol) - "I sold Peter Doherty a harmonica and a hat"

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