Complex sentence: Setting up a folk club at "The Spinning Wheel" in Hemel Hempstead, he became well respected amongst his peers due to the truly bohemian nature of his life during the previous six years.
Split into simpler sentences: Setting up a folk club at "The Spinning Wheel" in Hemel Hempstead. He became well respected amongst his peers due to the truly bohemian nature of his life during the previous six years.