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11 Sep 2026
In Focus: John Martyn
John Martyn, known to his family as Iain David McCready, first rose to prominence in the British folk revival scene of the mid-1960s, alongside artists like Nick Drake and Fairport Convention. "Folk" was a label Martyn always rejected, and his expansive style reflected this – there are touches of Debussy in his compositions, and his echoplex-led sustained notes were famously inspired by jazz artist Pharoah Sanders.
It's perhaps ironic that Martyn's music was often so delicate - he was not. A notorious carouser, Martyn drank, and fought, and badly mistreated the women and children in his life. To enjoy his music, is to wrestle with the idea that the art that spills from the artist is often at odds with the life they lived.
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- John MartynHello Train
- John MartynRolling Home
- John MartynBack To Stay
- John MartynBless The Weather
- John MartynThe River
- John MartynGoin' Down To Memphis
- John And Beverley MartynStormbringer!
- John MartynGo Easy
- John MartynHead And Heart
- John MartynBack Down The River
- John MartynMay You Never
- John MartynSmall Hours
- John MartynThe Man In The Station
- John MartynTree Green
- John MartynSolid Air
- John MartynWalk To The Water
- John MartynOver The Hill
- John & Beverley MartynAuntie Aviator
- John MartynPlease Fall In Love With Me
- John MartynHurt In Your Heart
- John MartynCouldn't Love You More
- John MartynBig Muff
- John MartynSome People Are Crazy
- John MartynSave Some (For Me)
- John MartynDreams By The Sea
- John MartynSapphire