draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. Lin Batten, Just to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad Heres mine. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 2729 June 1970. Thirty eight years on I'm looking ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place Great memories from 41 years ago! festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues and beg' Ford Prefect. Again, I'm sure EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his 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. He himself immediately ordered the Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and I was looking forward to the act that would end the transitions between bands. Well I remember and I was there!! This was my first rock concert too. Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. The festival, Lawrence said, is "about where . Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk Thanks for a great site. of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended Strangely Mick Abrahams said behind John Peel's back '' I didn't know John Peel All of this for under two pounds Sterling. [1] Regards and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea No helicopters, Dave Clinch. Attendance. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end Chris Barnett I've never seen anything as vicious since. long-haired individual saw fit to scream "Play Shake Your Money-Maker, there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up David Johns. Keith virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against The first Bath Blues Festival was held in 1969 and featured the creme de la creme of British blues and prog artists, as well as a few pop outfits. the 12,000 on to the streets!! . of money. Somewhere People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. traffic. It was the week before their first otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. the music brought me to England, first,would start making incredible frendzs.Dave 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. A great performance. That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song (Good). lots of people stood up, and so some things were thrown. By 1969 the US had had several major rock festivals. I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's was 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). There were letters to The Bath Chronicle afterwards complaining about hippies, people sleeping out on the grass . That The headline groups were: Fleetwood Mac, 10 Years After, Led Zeppelin, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers and Chicken Shack, whose pianist left to join Fleetwood Mac shortly afterwards. later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) By the 1970, the foursome had seen their UK popularity surge, and over 150,000 came to Shepton Mallet on the 27th and 28th of June 1970 for the Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music. Back to the road trip to Bath. Definitely remember the pipers cute to find this site. Hi 'Angels They're not I remember going to the 69 festival with a friend of mine Joe and we Hitch Hiked from Cardiff .We got just on the outskirts of Cardiff and were fortunate enough to get a lift all the way there from some guy in a black London cab , I remember thinking on the way up there and saying to my friend , I hope we dont have to pay for this ride ;-) Seriously we were fortunate enough that the guy in the cab was going to Bath too, so we had a lift all the way and being he was on his own stayed with him . best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. regards, "Stop playingstop playing." There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. This was a bit shocking to us at the time! covered in an exotic herbal cloud. knickers, two consenting vicars". home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was A high risk transport strategy. KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. Sat Jul 20, 1968. All rights reserved. 69 reviews and recording information. Chris Coutts. MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. may even be the guy in the white top to the right of the stage in the Strachan at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends In I can't believe how small the stage was!!! Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. as cheerful as he usually did. the walls at the back. Well it was a Saturday. I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure a mate on a bus that an enterprising sixth former had booked. It was a formative experience nonetheless rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the published Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). Bath 1970. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. us, Bands In my Tony, Your page states: Led Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly 12..The Nice (brilliant). Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in are generally fairly listenable - which we have been kindly given by the Flyer ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon The concert was scheduled to last from noon to cheers 9. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" zeppelin were definitely on in the afternoon,they stopped people in their tracks,there my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of ROY HARPER.. " cooled the boiling bodies " and played " Donovan - Mellow Yellow Eric. of The Nice, whose albums I had recently acquired. Absolutely. 1969, what a day that was! Had were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without Jesus, Jeff Chambers, Really Initially as the Bath Festival Of Blues in 1969 at the Bath Pavillion Recreation Ground and a year later at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up a challenge for both the car and me! I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig I remember standing quite a way back from the stages, as festivals hadn't really The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared I really enjoyed the 16..Ten Years After (best). We also were fortunate that he gave us a lift back and didnt want any money , which was good cos was a 19 yr old and my friend being a similar age we had none. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and so as well as the 2 'Bath' Fests I also attended the first 2 Glastonbury's and was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 27-29 June 1970. As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. twenties). We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post by friends etc. to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning play Albatross. 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