Washington, Cellar Door, 8 Jun 1977
10 Jun 1977
Washington Post
In these days of sonic overkill, it's hard to imagine one man with just an acoustic guitar keeping the attention of a crowd for very long.
Concert review
Philadelphia, Bijou Cafe, 6 Jun 1977
8 Jun 1977
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mohawk and Martyn at the Bijou
For the few who attended the Bijou Cafe's Monday evening show, two more unusual performers could not have been presented. Both John Martyn and Essra Mohawk have unique styles and both have achieved at least cult following over the years.
Liverpool, Eric's, 25 Feb 1977
19 Mar 1977
Sounds
For those of you who do not know, let me merely say this: John Martyn is Britain's number one singer/ songwriter. Absolutely. Without doubt.
York, University, 4 February 1977
26 Feb 1977
New Musical Express
I sincerely believe that there isn't a singer-songwriter in Britain who can hold a candle to him in terms of innovation and imagination.
London, Regent's Park, 4 Jul 1976
10 Jul 1976
New Musical Express
John Martyn
REGENT'S PARK
IT WAS about November when John Martyn announced that he'd be taking a year off from live appearances in Britain.
It wasn't believable at the time; and this wasn't the first gig since the itchy-fingered Martyn's pronouncement. But the small steep-tiered Open theatre in the heart of Regent's Park on Sunday evening must be just about the ideal setting for Martyn's music.
Hastings, Carlisle Hotel, 9 Jan 1976
16 Jan 1976
Hastings & St Leonards Observer
Group Scene
By STEPHEN TURNER
John Martyn's concert at the Carlisle Hotel may have been his last in this country but it certainly will not have been one of his most memorable.
London, North London Poly, 7 Nov 1975
15 Nov 1975
New Musical Express
John Martyn
NORTH LONDON POLY
STUDENTS MAKE the most easy-going audiences a performer could wish for.
Croydon, Fairfield Halls, 25 May 1975
7 Jun 1975
New Musical Express
John Martyn
CROYDON
THERE AREN'T many musicians who can carry off a set barely ninety minutes long, almost thirty of them between-numbers chat, without leaving an audience feeling short-changed. Martyn's Croydon concert did, and managed much more. It was one of the most completely satisfying gigs I've attended in a long time.
Guildford, Surrey University, 16 May 1975
24 May 1975
Melody Maker
JOHN MARTYN is unlikely to ever sell out a concert at the Albert Hall at six quid a seat, and one couldn't really envisage him entertaining the daughter of an American President backstage after a gig at Madison Square Gardens.
London, Imperial College, 1 Mar 1975
15 Mar 1975
New Musical Express
John Martyn
IMPERIAL COLLEGE
Yes, that's right. 'Koss' turned up for the final couple of numbers. But there had been ten John Martyn song workouts prior to that, you know, with his voice tumbling along like some kind of crazed tumbleweed and harmonizing with Danny Thompson's rolling stand-up bass and his own staccato guitar patterns.
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