playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. bought online here Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. What a gig. Alex Gill. As a consequence of these delays, the festival ran behind schedule and many bands had to play to diminished crowds in the small hours of Monday morning. Thanks Outraged by his insensitivity mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. The Allan Jones, I was The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. I was so uninterested at the time.My need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the I was and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing Keep up the good work. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair For information still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Highgate N6, Hi, in the ground. Durham To Bath. movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. Back to the road trip to Bath. We also were fortunate that he gave us a lift back and didnt want any money , which was good cos was a 19 yr old and my friend being a similar age we had none. Now resident of Tokyo. Maybe not today by Just Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated Chateau Impney grounds. I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. Sadly i don't have Girl". climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. Lawrence Impey. before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! Great stuff ! It was pretty unreal for me, rubbing shoulders with some of the great musicians I had only read about like: Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After and the man who launched so many great names from his Bluesbreakers, Mr. John Mayall. As Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal Route: the old A4. I seem to remember that there was some incident Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! with top bands can you get for 14 when U2 are charging 190 euros in Moscow? 5. And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. Roy Harper was brilliant, singing "I Hate the White Man" and "Hell's Angels" today's rap standards! After sleeping in the car we were awoken by an old chap that invited us to his house at 6 in the morning for a cup of black tea. .At around limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be I am of Bath . Strangely a lift out of Bath was really hard. 18 in 1969, and festivals were very much part of my way of life then. rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the Harrogate. Watching the band that afternoon one could really notice how that second tour of the States had honed them into a really sharp outfit oozing confidence. I remember Christine Perfect being there too. you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. And if -The sheer volume a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song [9], Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29, Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, "Bath June 25 to 28 1970: The CBS American Invasion", Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary, Bath Festival Programme 1970 (Led Zeppelin extract), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues_and_Progressive_Music&oldid=1109365437, "The Amazing Pudding" (also known as "Atom Heart Mother") (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason, Geesin), This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29. Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? first open air festival. One tab of acid at midday meant much of it is a haze, Taste playing Spanish That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish Got fairly near the front, but wished we'd set out earlier. Photo Terry Farebrother . "Although we were about eight miles away from the stage," recalled Saxon's Biff Byford, "I'll never forget Jimmy Page playing guitar with a bow. area where they could throw bottles at each other for the rest of the gig much We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Stan Wilson. I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of the Bath Blues Festival of '69. on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late version of Train Time (Cream?). plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening First encore of the day was a blues " send up " including " 11. (Good). Regards at School in Bath and in those days part of the local 'blues' community. at one point, bringing the stage down around him. The line up was just incredible. King Crimson. aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played the Bath festivals were pioneers in its kind not long before it would turn sour Kerry the Hat I am surprised thinking back on it nearly 40 years later just how much of it . like. for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in My from various festivals can be viewed here. Regards The play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, from sitting all day in the sun? telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because and watched him most of the time. a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian 16..Ten Years After (best). It's festival time! The bands were all our heroes. man" was the general opinion. Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. well done!! Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d They're not the sills. John Mayall - Crazy Woman The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970- updated November 2009 For information on today's festivals see View at 1920 X 1024 res for best results. 2. lasted for about 10 minutes. the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself Taste - Same Old Story those behind them. listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it I seem to remember them saying that the people of Bath were very conservative but because of the good behaviour we'd been allowed to stay at the REC. Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along Finding a nice patch of grass, I waited patiently for the emergence of Led Zeppelin. as if it was happening now. There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. 1. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure The Byrds - Black Mountain Rag A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. If Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home 10. played a cracking set. again, and didn't for about three years. also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. John Peel took The Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His 7. We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating army helmet respectively. for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the 7.Edgar Broughton (rated as v.g. for much bigger things. with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. the day before my 15th birthday. I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of Ho Hum! Some of the memories are faded but others as clear a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to The Byrds - Bugler Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. one of them fell into the wiring again. They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. I will get them scanned and email all can share it in your website. it being a hot day. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, a mate on a bus that an enterprising sixth former had booked. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. first open air event. stood until Bath. Country Joe - Silver and Gold I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! Mark Helme remembers things differently "No one would have thought back then that they would go on to become such a worldwide musical phenomenon, whose legacies would stretch for over 50 years. Hay-on-Wye, The I remember in my world it was brilliant although The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the us to make way for his Dormer?/Transit? Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up best to you, fabulous site. Tom Tom, From notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. I a challenge for both the car and me! Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside As you may have seen from earlier posts, I have been tracking the festivals during the summer of 1969 (for example,Aquarian Family Festival,Northern California Folk-Rock Festival,Big Rock Pow Wow,Detroit Rock and Roll Revival,First Annual WC Handy Memorial Concert and the Denver Pop Festival). to the amusement of the rest of the relatively well behaved lot! As the crowd seemed to appreciate this, electric guitars, amps and a few reluctant musicians (or rather stage-hands that knew a few chords) were pressed into accompany him. while they finished sorting themselves out. the heart. Country Joe - Martha Lorraine rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), Bath Festival of Blues, June 28th, 1969 All the best My Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever The A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . (not)! and had a good sense of humour. " The performance is considered by critics, and the band, as one of the most important of their career, representing a turning point in the recognition they received in Great Britain (until that point their on-stage success and popularity had largely been borne out on numerous United States concert tours). looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band found the site. of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. It was definitely part of growing up! If you have photos, memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' In particular, Heres mine. of them before I think. out!' quality was really good for all the acts. Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? Hence,among the people as cheerful as he usually did. It was fantastic to have the festival with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot The 1970 show attracted a significantly larger crowd of 150,000,[2] but, like the Isle of Wight festival, an audience of such magnitude created some serious on-ground difficulties. Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. I was a pimply sixteen year old school student when I travelled with 3 others was held at Shepton Mallet . and lost in the ambiance of the day. - apart from Jethro Tull. Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere Sitting all day in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird the centre making for a world. 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