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John Cale proves to be an excellent neighbour and the Fania All-Stars must be Island's answer to Santana.
This tune was composed by Spencer the Rover
As valiant a man as ever left home
And he had been much reduced
Which caused great confusion
And that was the reason he started to roam
First time John performed at Friars.
The back side of the flyer is crammed with typewriter text:
HEARTS AND KEYS
Is John Martyn referring to himself with his latest album title? The once-greatly-respected guitarist has been drifting further into obscurity lately.
TRAFFIC
FREE
JOHN MARTYN
Traffic emerged on the international rock scene nearly six years ago touted as one of the finest groups of the times, and their recent appearance here did nothing to diminish that reputation.
We had come, most of us, to pay homage to and enjoy the results of a 26-year career, spanning 21 albums.
Irvillac en Bretagne, près de Landerneau, est certainement le festival le plus poussiéreux auquel il m'ait été donné d'assister depuis bien longtemps. Sur ce champ récemment moissonné, à flanc de côteau, on se serait bientôt cru à un moto-cross!
You either love his boozy-woozy voice and grab-bag tunes, or you hate them.
As John Martyn plays in Scotland for the first time in, ooh, too long, Alastair Mabbott looks back over the history of this musical alchemist.
A rave is in store for Glasgow's folk and blues fans in the Woodside Halls tomorrow night. The star of the show, titled BLUES FOLK, is John Martyn, a young Glasgow singer-composer whose songs have made a big impact on the national folk scene. Many well-known performers including Julie Felix are considering John's songs as possible recording material.
