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One World 2CD Deluxe
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BBC In Concert CD
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Boxed Set
Live at the BBC DVD
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An amazing man and musician.
ReplyDeleteStill think about John every day ... sorely missed. xxxxx
ReplyDeleteListen to John everyday. Still hurts so much.
ReplyDeleteFor whoever is around,Ryans pub,Kilkenny,Ireland,10pm,29th January, an evening of celebration where tracks from each of Johns albums will be played on vnyl.
ReplyDeleteThere has not been a day I haven't thought about him. A tragic loss, but what memories. Cheers to everyone in Ryans pub Kilkenny on the 29th. Love nuff said.
ReplyDeleteWish I could be there chaps, on the 29th, pour me a pint o' cider+Guiness eh, 50/50 ?..a gap of 13,000 miles prevents me attending. Quite strangely for me, I actually have felt some kind of need to pay pilgimmage' there to Thomastown, Kilkenny..maybe one day I'll manage it, but no idea what I'll do if I ever get there though!! Anyone ever thought of a yearly JM convention? I reckon he has enough hard core followers for something like that! Like many, I still listen all the time to John, and also try to play his stuff. What a legacy he left. Nothing and no-one seems to come close to him and that unique music, for us who have been 'Martynyzed'...the gap is just too big, and likely to remain so.
ReplyDeleteI was "lucky" enough to have been a drinking partner of Johns in the early eighties.Fond memories, if somewhat hazy!
ReplyDeleteJust be sure that at any given time,someone, somewhere is listening to John's music and therefore the world is a slighly better place because of it.I agree with the convention idea.
I listen to John all the time, his music continues to be my own personal soundtrack. Hard to understand why I miss someone I never met so much. I'll be raising a glass to him on the 29th.
ReplyDeleteCheers John
just wanted to say...the music now means more than it ever did...and it already all meant so much...memories of the man himself are cherished even more...and after a glass or two...a song or two...and a tear or two...cheers big man...you were, without doubt, the rogue king, the blessed poet and the truthsayer...miss you...love also to Mama T...here's to you sweet lady.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow we shall toast the Great Man over a roast goose and the Aint No Saint compilation, by way of celebration of his life and all that he gave to us. We'll wait and see how our guests enjoy it but I suspect this will be an annual memorial celebration.
ReplyDeleteLove to all.
Chris.
Aw John, can't believe a year has gone.
ReplyDeleteMissing you every day.
Listening to you every day.
Thank you for the songs,the laughs,
the tears, the memories.
Rest easy Big Man.
And I will call up my friends and say
Come on over make my night and day
And tell me about the love that's in us all.
The love that's in us all..
So so sad John is not here with us in life. Still very much here in spirit and memories. I was very lucky to see John play five times. Each gig was a great experience. There is one that will stay with me always. He happened to player at a club where i was working and i had the night off to see him. His first set was great, a little slurred perhaps, that didn't matter. Still a genius. Half way through the set he had a drink and decided he didin't like the beer there, so went to find some beer that was more palatble. He was a tad late for his second set. I loved every minute of it. What i loved about this guy was that he had so much charm and grace. I truly miss him. Bless all his family and loved ones. Justine. x.
ReplyDeleteJohn, like all great poets, remains in the hearts of those he spoke for.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet....I'm just listening to this first song in "Glasgow walker"..Yes, you were and are so sweet..a "Smiling Stranger" walking slowly towards Paradise..I miss you John like my best friend gone..ciao John, thanks for all you left here for us, everyday without you is another day to cry, and everyday is another day to fly..fly well in Heaven
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody know any more about the release of John's last album? Seems to have gone a bit quiet. Covers are a great way of paying tribute but give me the real thing anyday
ReplyDeleteI would also like to know when we can expect to see the new album 'Willing To Work'. Is there a problem? How close to completion is it? Why the long delay? More info please!
ReplyDeletePS. I continue to play John's music on a daily basis. He was 'one of our family'. Still miss him terribly. :-(
I heard the music of John Martyn for the first time 31 years ago. My brother introduced me to Solid Air and it touched deep inside me from that very first time. John's music has been present ever since. I cherish good memories of the live gigs I I saw in Holland as well as in Ireland. Somehow I still can't believe John has died, wont be making more music. I still listen a lot to his albums and feel a great sense of loss as if from someone very close to me. I get great comfort and pleasure though from seeing how my sons now are discovering that wealth of music that John has left us, how the music is taking root in them. Sometimes I look at the photograph of John's face on the cover of 'Ain't no Saint' and I smile at him.
ReplyDeleteLove to you all!
31 years for me too. Was listening to Solid Air tonight and it sounded as fresh as ever. Hard to believe he's gone.
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace Big Man
May you Never