A diverse range of stars have lined up to pay tribute to the late, great John Martyn.
Martyn's unique blend of folk, jazz and experimental music can be heard today in the works of so many artists it is difficult to give his influence justice.The album is still being pulled together and there is no release date as of yet, but so far Skye Edwards (Morcheeba), Beck, Robert Smith, Snow Patrol, Devendra Banhart and more have laid down tracks.
In the meantime, Universal Music are releasing a double album of a 1975 gig at Leeds University in September. It will be the first time the show has been issued in its entirety.
The artists so far lined up for the tribute album are:
Stormbringer - Beck
May You Never - Snow Patrol
Small Hours - Robert Smith (The Cure)
Rope Soul'd or Sapphire - The Blackships (Nick McCabe and Simon Jones from The Verve)
Go Down Easy - Beth Orton
Let The Good Things Come - David Gray
Couldn't Love You More - Lisa Hannigan
I Don't Want to Know - The Swell Season
One World - Paolo Nutini
Sweet Little Mystery -Devendra Banhart
Go Easy - Vetiver
Head & Heart - Vashti Bunyan
Solid Air - Skye Edwards (Morcheeba)
Over The Hill -Ted Barnes featuring Gavin Clark (UNKLE)
Glorious Fool -The Blind boy's Of Alabama
Anna - Brendan Campbell
Dancing - Sonia Dada
Certain Surprise - Sabrina Dinan
John Wayne - Oh My God
Clutches - Foley (Miles Davis)
Angeline - Nicholas Barron
You Can Discover - Cheryl Wilson
The tracklisting for 'Live at Leeds University' is:
Disc 1
May You Never
Outside In
Spencer The Rover
Make No Mistake
Bless The Weather
My Baby Girl
You Can Discover
Solid Air
Disc 2
I'd Rather Be The Devil
So Much In Love With You
Clutches
Mailman
May You Never (Rehearsal)
The Message (Rehearsal)
Outside In (Rehearsal)
The Man In The Station (Rehearsal)
Head and Heart (Rehearsal)
Clutches (Rehearsal)
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