Summer's here

The 2023 Summer Gathering is to take place in June: 16, 17 and 18, but at another location: Mickleton Village Hall, Barnard Castle. Some very interesting artists have been booked and from my own experience I can highly recommend the company.

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Tickets
Ticket price is £40 for the weekend; day tickets are £25 but who would not want to stay a little bit longer with the finest folk in town.
Tickets can be purchased via Martin Byrne. Payable through bank transfer but the man also has PayPal.
And of course at the venue during the weekend itself. More information can be obtained on Facebook at the John Martyn Group.

Rather odd find

coverWhile searching for an old concert in Barnstaple, I stumbled upon a remark by DJ Wendy May: "After extensive touring and some John Peel sessions they eventually signed to Phonogram and made an album in 85, which featured the legendary John Martyn on guitar." She is referring to a band called the Boothill Foot-Tappers. They made exactly one album that surfaced October 1985: Ain't That Far From Boothill. It was released by Mercury (MERH 76) and John is indeed credited for Guitars on a track called Stand Or Fall (side B, track #3).
No idea why this track was never mentioned in the older discographies before. It has been included here in the Collaborations section and I also found a review.

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Brisbane, Mayne Hall, 21 Aug 1977

1 Sep 1977
Radio Times
Michael Finucan

Michael Finucan's
John Martyn Koncert Watch

GOOD TIME AT MAYNE HALL
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Few people see the ashes of total and utter chaos from which the phoenix that is a concert arises. On Sunday, 21st August I was privileged enough to witness this miracle. The concert was the Jansch / Martyn configuration with the local support of Dodsworth and Sullivan.

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