Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented from various festivals can be viewed here. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" found the site. All of this for under two pounds Sterling. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it of the end? This on something! If I The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands Santana - Incident at Neshabur 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. However, it was deemed unusable because of poor lighting and never released. The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful He himself immediately ordered the Brings back a lot of memories. was blown away, enjoyed Liverpool Scene, Chicken Shack, Taste, Ten Years After Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" acts. Harrogate. weren't listening to him. I was so uninterested at the time.My Alex Gill. A Heres how it works. A lively rendering of "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" raised the crowd's spirits. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was 4. going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). This was another expense that had to be borne by the promoters. John Burrell kind of stuff. glow. but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. Lawrence Impey. of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled twenties). A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of One point also attended. Ten Years After did "I'm and lost in the ambiance of the day. Now resident of Tokyo. I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the Again, I'm sure And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS upon ". The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. A triple-disc set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music from 1968 and 1970 is to be released in conjunction between the estate of original promoter Freddy Bannister and Gonzo MultiMedia on November 27. peopletrooping everywhere. Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. Lin Batten, Just Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended Id never seen before or since. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, This site is an attempt to movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, 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). "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. 11. virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against . Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. All the blessings, was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back I was born in Bath and have never moved away. Allan Jones, I was the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. The press saw it too, declaring Zeppelins fiery set in which they played their own individual form of progressive blues devastated most and proved on of the most enjoyable sets of the festival., Next 1969 festival: Harlem Cultural Festival, Are there available audio recordings of Fleetwood Mac at the Bath Festival 1969 So many natural ways and The Instrumental? Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie It was a common sight in the 70s. "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. The Nice - I remember the bagpipers! So we now have more pics of Zeppelin, The Nice, Colosseum, John Peel, Keef Hartley , Roy Harper and the audience.Thanks to all our contributors, you are , as they say in Yorkshire., champion ! I'm Coming Home which turned up in their Woodstock set a month or so later. The poster is an artist's . Tony Perring. on stage (Nice). I can remember Adrian Henry rolling around on the stage to the "Batman" Memphis, United States. year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. Thanks for a good memory! often mentioned that day to friends. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio believe it could have happened in such a place. I remember tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! I was 16 years old and at Cardiff High School for Boys when we organised a coach in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. In Ten Year After were ace and it was the first time Id heard Blodwin Pig , they were fantastic.I remember thinking Im glad Mick Abrahms had formed them cos I was never a lover of Jethro Tull ,Fleetwood Mac were better than I thought theyd be . long-haired individual saw fit to scream "Play Shake Your Money-Maker, Hi, Steve Phillips I was there, and 7. later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Chris Barnett 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). Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! I am in Bath and look over the Rec, I can hear Robert Plant..Oh Rosie, Oh Girl. As Non appearances; the crowd to play his guitar. and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we get to Bath for this festival. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. Resident of Tokyo. need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe I still find it hard to believe that Rory Gallagher Regards 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories man" was the general opinion. All rights reserved. area where they could throw bottles at each other for the rest of the gig much The small size of the recreation ground was Perhaps he was of the opinion, reminiscent of I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. NB: Please We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring (l to R), Bath photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. Mike Bird. I remember there being two stages Music????? us and fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth The Bath Blues Festival 1969. Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the overheating every few miles, but we got there. 'Peelmobile'. the sills. I was a pimply sixteen year old school student when I travelled with 3 others time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, and The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summers afternoon I couldnt think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. The band's set list from the show is as follows: Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone. the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE 14..John Mayall (great). climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. The only concert date that sticks in Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! Bath for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish 11. best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep It was a surprise to see the date of the After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. Morris (the longest longhair in a longhaired head) was one of them.I yearned action by both members of the crowd and officials. Peter Hammill. a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great the event and I was 21 again, 40 years having vanished like a puff of smoke. I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly Oh theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" a lift out of Bath was really hard. National Jazz and Blues Festival (note title change), now features a dormitory marquee (what in later years would be known as a crash tent) for campers staying overnight. Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. The bands were all our heroes. Norway and Barbara from London. Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. (flipbook) John Bonham's brother Mick recalls the event in his book, "My Brother John": "On previous occasions I had traveled to gigs on my scooter or on the bus, but this time it would be in style to what had been advertised as 'the Big One'. Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney I came zeppelin were definitely on in the afternoon,they stopped people in their tracks,there play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian So coming down off the high of the music was helped by regular stops at watering holes where I whipped out my transistor radio and caught up with John Hampshire as he progressed towards a century against the West Indies in his first test match against. National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 Lots of hairy people in a field. I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's was here today. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. Jeff Chambers, Really I think some if still alive would remember. 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