John Martyn: Rooted In The Country, But Aiming For The Cosmos

“Woodstock’s the best place I’ve found so far. I detest New York, but upstate it’s OK.” (John Martyn in Melody Maker, 1970) By the end of 1968, future psych/folk-jazz icon John Martyn was at an impasse, creatively, personally and professionally. His first two albums – both very folky, largely solo, British-sounding affairs – had flopped, […]

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