00:00 - 02:56 The enticing, smoky sound of Solid Air
02:57 - 08:13 Coming up in the British folk scene in the early 1970s and leaning into unconventional jazz influences
08:14 - 12:03 The players, including Danny Thompson and John Wood
12:04 - 26:38 The songs: May You Never, fearing commitment and the long shadow of Nick Drake
26:39 - 31:18 John Martyn's thoughts on Solid Air, his lasting influence, Ben Howard
In the overstuffed British folk scene of the late Sixties and early Seventies, John Martyn was an anomaly. Make no mistake - he was an accomplished storyteller and guitarist, quickly proving his fingerpicking mettle by cutting his teeth in London's dingy folk clubs. At the same time, he ...