28 Mar 2009
The partner of the late folk and blues artist John Martyn yesterday collected an OBE on behalf of the musician, who died in January at the age of 60. Teresa Walsh collected the honour from the Prince of Wales at the Buckingham Palace investiture service.
John Martyn, May You Never: The Very Best of... (Island)
As posthumous best ofs go, this is as tidy as one could wish, despite the odd regrettable omission. It favours the Irascible One's songwriting over his musicianliness and, being Island, concentrates on his Seventies peak. And so we suffer again the tenderness of Head And Heart and Sweet Little Mystery and flow with Solid Air. If you have ever experienced the midnight blues and not had a Martyn album to hand, then here's where you start. Buy this and Inside Out and you are well equipped.
Nick Coleman
Martyn never had a bona fide hit album in his lifetime, but with a fair wind, this might be the first.
02 Mar 2009
"I was responsible for three days of John Martyn's misery," rues Verve guitarist in this exclusive interview with MOJO's Danny Eccleston
02 Mar 2009
Al Stewart looks back on a friendship snuffed out by prune mallets, dark drugs and Scottish insults.
25 Feb 2009
Mike played excerpts of a lot of songs from various sources.
09 Feb 2009
Monday 9 February
John Wilson presenting
John Martyn
Shortly before the recent death of the influential musician John Martyn, John Wilson recorded an interview with him in which he reflected on his life and his music. As well as hearing extracts from the interview, novelist Ian Rankin and fellow musician Danny Thompson pay their respects to the British singer-songwriter.
08 Feb 2009
When folk-rock legend John Martyn died the music industry went into mourning, but few felt the loss deeper than Cardiff drummer Arran Ahmun and Barry bassist Dave Ball, who performed with Martyn throughout his career. The musicians talk to GAVIN ALLEN about the many sides of John Martyn...
07 Feb 2009
Chris Blackwell recalls his friend and colleague John Martyn who died last Thursday, aged 60
06 Feb 2009
By now most of you will be aware of the death of singer songwriter guitar stylist musician John Martyn. By virtue of his huge talent and colourful and sometimes reckless lifestyle his passing was noticed and commented upon by nearly all of the popular media.
I would just like to add my personal comments because John was very much a contemporary of mine and I admired his music immensely.
