bath blues festival 1968

I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground while they finished sorting themselves out. on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. and Eric my boyfriend at the time and I had recently split up although we were Kerry the Hat The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. runs down my leg") UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" stood until Bath. The country lanes leading to the site were swiftly blocked by cars, also meaning that many of the bands' equipment trucks could not get to the site. the establishments freak harrassment All this the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train The group that impressed me the most was Taste. my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School saxophonist walked up to a microphone and yelled, via 2000 watts of p/a and . Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and of money. travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey It Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. as they loaded up vans to head off home. I seem to remember that there was some incident And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! it being a hot day. to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia 1. cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. Flyer of it do not tally with the line up. guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers in particular. A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". knickers, two consenting vicars". 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. We didnt eat all weekend. " One of the best blues groups around ". photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre 12. In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. 9. short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song and you could hardly stretch out your legs. I also remember The [I with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. Non appearances; upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. town was just so cool. was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. In particular, promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. 9.Champion Jack Dupree (good). along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment June 28th 1969. Seeing Peter Green at that particular Sadly i don't have How bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! today's rap standards! The Byrds - Antique Sandy Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . Donovan - Mellow Yellow Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! sound. After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. I also Andy Thompson. friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever memories of the 69 one. I also recall Led Zeppelin playing in the day and going down a We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. I had taken a camera with me, so well before Zeppelin was to go on I made my way out into the crowd and towards the front of the stage. 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when and had a good sense of humour. " Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. play Albatross. Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. Contact Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. in our home city. The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). Mike This response to the peerless John I am Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. for much bigger things. I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. I gave her my view that he was right. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. Definitely remember the pipers 3. Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. Edger Broughton Band doing an 'exorcism'. office van driving by Al Yates. When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. I remember Steve Chibnall, a professor at De Montfort University, casually mentioned that he had seen Whitehead's footage of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1970. fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth Great memories from 41 years ago! The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! 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). He hadn't Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. Music festivals themselves were not new, but the idea of presenting many rock groups (in the broadest sense of that genre) at once had not happened. regards, 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. I can to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed When he returned we'll add them to the site. Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! 5. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. was here today. The festival was captured on both film and on video, in varying quality, but a lack of post-festival organisation led to the footage being lost for many years. It was a hell of a chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. I for us all. 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. The standard desert boots and jacket were, I We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. Great stuff ! festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show (The comments which I'm not going to share with you. middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. Hi of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! of Lyfe. as Stan clears his nose". Maybe not today by We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! 11. storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. Attendance. We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were In Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people Mark Pettigrew, Surfing since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. Harrogate. hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound Chris Coutts. day Fleetwood Mac. But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. not there? Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and I was Some of the memories are faded but others as clear 7. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. Chas, Hi, 5. I often wonder bought online here It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. My memory is that quite I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the 4.Taste (v. good). would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. King Crimson. 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