(Black Orchid) Review: John Martyn, September 11, 1948 – January 29, 2009

Born Iain David McGeachy in Surrey, England, the late, great John Martyn, stands among the redwoods of British folk/post-folk singer/songwriter anti-heroes, and his place in that forest is secure forever. His parents both sang light opera of the Gilbert & Sullivan variety, so it's tempting to imagine he had music in his genes and in his soul right from the start. His forty year, twenty-three album career is too massive to cover here, but I'll do my best to summarize. In the late ...

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