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The eldest of three brothers, Martin was educated at Priestmead primary school, Kenton, and later at UCS, Hampstead. He played on the band"s first three albums, but shortly after recording Unhalfbricking on 12 May 1969, Fairport"s van crashed on the M1 motorway, near Scratchwood Services, on the way home from a gig at Mothers. Lamble was killed ...
Iain Matthews (born Ian Matthews MacDonald, 16 June 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK number one in 1970 with their cover of Joni Mitchell 's "Woodstock". [2]
4. Mai 2024 · Some interpretations suggest that the song makes reference to the afterlife. The line, “We saw him standing there by the crest of the hill” suggests that Martin Lamble is looking down on them from beyond. However, Richard Thompson has repeatedly stated in interviews that the song is not specifically about Lamble. Instead, the song speaks to ...
12. Mai 2024 · Martin Lamble’s passion for music had propelled Fairport Convention to new heights, with his energetic drumming driving their performances to new levels of excellence. His bandmates remembered him as a dedicated musician with a bright future ahead of him, and his absence was deeply felt in the music industry.
Martin Lamble, drummer with Fairport Convention, was killed when the band’s van crashed on the M1 in the early hours of the morning as they returned from this gig at Mothers club in Birmingham (13th). Ashley Hutchings and Richard Thompson are injured while designer Jeannie Franklin (Thompson’s girlfriend) is also killed. Roadie Harvey Bramham, who had fallen asleep at the wheel, is later ...
10. Juli 2020 · Sadly, it took a tragedy to prod them in that direction. In May 1970 their van careered off the M1 on the way back from a gig, killing drummer Martin Lamble but leaving the others virtually unscathed. When they regrouped a month or so later they enlisted Dave Swarbrick as a full-time member. Setting their sights at Cecil Sharp House – the ...
29. Jan. 2018 · On May 12, 1969, on the way home from a show at Mothers in Birmingham, the band’s van wrecked on the motorway, killing drummer Martin Lamble and Thompson’s girlfriend Jeannie Franklyn, and injuring the rest of Fairport’s members. With this black cloud hanging over its head, to say nothing of the horror of loss, Fairport Convention thought itself over and was considering disbanding ...
