Inside Out tour
John Martyn
JOHN MARTYN has more musical riches than most of the people from the Top 10 put together.
JOHN MARTYN has more musical riches than most of the people from the Top 10 put together.
Edinburgh Festival: Reports by Stuart Hoggard, Ian MacDonald
Front Row Reviews
Last night the Shaw theatre was packed to capacity for his solo concert, and be demonstrated both the reasons why he is so admired, and the reasons why he has not done any better.
John Martyn, whose solo spot opened the show, fared quite well in the face of appalling sound.
Co-billed with Roberts was John Martyn, a native of Glasgow and a fixture on the English folk circuit for some years who enjoyed some exposure here as a duo with wife Beverley.
Second-billed John Martyn's lyrics are painlessly buried beneath his murmuring voice as his face is under a mop of hair..
John Martyn opened the evening with a set of acoustical blues, the most interesting being The Weather,
How often is an entire show, main and supporting acts, totally fulfilling? When it happens, the effect is incredible... but that's the bill this week at the Troubadour.
Opening the bill was Island Records (Capitol) recording artist John Martyn who was truly dazzling on acoustic guitar throughout his set
Charles Mingus and a Scottish folksinger on the same bill? Okay, the billing seems somewhat unlikely, to put it mildly. Except it really isn't all that outlandish.