John Martyn al Folk Club

Negli Anni Settanta era un piccolo-grande mito: quando la Island -la casa discografica che all'epoca era giustamente considerata la patrona e padrona della miglior musica inglese- lo prese sotto la sua ala protettrice, per John Martyn si spalancarono le porte della gloria: i suoi primi lavori, fin dall'esordio con «London Conversation» in puro stile folk, gli attirarono il seguito vasto dei critici entusiasti e quello, più ristretto ma significativo, del pubblico degli appassionati.

In the New Musical Express of 12 May 1990 they asked a bunch of guitarists to name their three favourite guitarists. John obliged and gave three names quoted below. It is amusing to see that the only one who cites John Martyn as his favourite is David Gavurin of The Sundays.

MORE DETAILS of 'A Day for Scotland', to be held at Stirling's Falleninch Field on 14 July, have been announced.

Scottish folksinger and raconteur Hamish Imlach reached a milestone in his career this summer: 25 years as a professional musician. But he forgot to mark the date on his calendar. "It never occurred to me that it was my 25th year," says Imlach, who plays the South Side Folk Club Saturday. "I think I'll be different; I'll have a 26th-anniversary tour next year."