Oh no...that's really sad news. RIP Beverley

Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/28/beverley-martyn-spirited-british-folk-singer-dies-aged-79?

This one is a real shock.

Of all JM s  catalogue, the 2 albums  with Beverley  are among my favourites.

Record Store  Day saw the release of her long lost solo  debut  LP a few years ago.

Very sad. I saw her once in Canterbury in the early 90s. Wonderful gig. A very talented singer and performer...

Announcement also on the official John Martyn website.

Sad  news indeed.

Fb post saying Beverley Martyn has passed away...

Tempted with the Hay-on-Wye gig.

Last time I saw her in concert was back in the Nineties at Nettlebed, in a  trio. It was all a bit too jazz for me that night so I would hope for something a bit folkier this time round.

"Permanently"  

Melissa Etheridge, last night at ACL Live!

Mrs. J From A and I discovered Melissa some years into her career, when she released "Yes I Am" and opened for the Eagles on the Hell Freezes Over Tour in 1994. We vividly recall her performance in San Antonio, with this huge voice absolutely filling the massive Alamodome. Not coincidentally, that album provided her commercial breakthrough, with at least three all-time classics ("Come To My Window," "If I Wanted To," and "I'm The Only One"). Her set was punctuated with long, sustained notes that repeatedly brought the audience to their feet.

I perceive that her voice has lost some power since then, but the quality of her songs and her stage presence remain undeniable. One of the best songs was the title cut from her latest album, "Rise." Her fans are positively rabid. At the conclusion of the show, she stepped into the audience and continued singing while embracing several of the women who surged forward. It was a lovely evening with an artist of rare talent.

Playing my way through the  new Strawbs BBC  boxed set,  Glimpse of Heaven.

Fans who have the excellent 2005 boxed set Taste of Strawbs , and the 2010  BBC Live/Sessions CDs will have some of this material already,  but it sounds pretty good here,  and  the  box is supposed to contain  everything from the archives 1966- 84.


There's a a blu ray disc included for  those who want such things.