John Martyn :: One World

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In 1977 Martyn stumbled into his creative apex. 'Solid Air' confirmed that the chops were there, but it was with 'One World' that the artist cemented his potential for crafting masterworks that transcend the folk-singer moniker.

This will be great!

Evening stroll soundtrack: the magic of the 1954 recording of Dylan Thomas’s masterpiece Under Milk Wood. What a glorious treat! ⁦BBC Radio 3⁩ ⁦BBC Sounds⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

“In every farce, in every comedy, there has to be an element of pain and difficulty, and we laugh as a relief that it is happening to somebody else and not to us.” —Michael Frayn
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Ahead of Bothy’s release on 9th May, it was a pleasure to write a piece for the FT Weekend on Corrour bothy in the Cairngorms and the refuge bothies provide, both physical and symbolic.

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This 1970 list of National Front policies is now only “Restore capital punishment” away from a Conservatives full house in 2024.

And I bet they’d like to.

This moment from the new Steve Martin documentary where he’s remembering John Candy…damn man.

We're thrilled that Aye Write are back hosting events for 2024 thanks to a generous donation.
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'As the developer, it is the Council’s responsibility to show there is no satisfactory alternative to their scheme and that the conservation status of the bats will not be negatively affected.' I can answer this for Norfolk County Council: there are alternatives & bat will be harmed.

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.William Collins Books has signed Never Had a Dad by Georgie Codd, following her one-woman search for the 'ideal father figure' 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/william…

So excited to be taking part in the launch of a new edition of Dorothy Pilley's extraordinary, brave, brilliant and beautiful climbing memoir 'Climbing Days' Alpine Club this summer.

Natalie Berry Dan Richards Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social Great book. Good to see it back in print.

We are delighted to be hosting the launch of the newly republished 'Climbing Days', Dorothy Pilley's seminal mountain memoir on 2 July.

Join us to hear more about the book & Dorothy's remarkable life from Dan Richards Natalie Berry & Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social.

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Excited to be chatting to Dan Richards and Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social on 2 July in London at the Alpine Club about this wonderful book.

Really enjoying #theeverestobsession on BBC Radio 4 - not just the famous names but lots of focus on the critical role of Sherpas on the mountain. Recommended.

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How it started: 'Take back control!'
How it's going: China now controls London's water supply.

Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy. That’s more than car and oil industries together. They employ 2.3million people. To cut funding for creative arts at university level is fudge-brained, cack-hearted thinking pitched very much at the highest level of economic…

So busy with Guardian stories, I forgot today is The Swimmer paperback publication day. Hooray! Honestly, it’s the most creative and original thing I’ve ever done. Rog would probably say, “That’s cos it’s mostly my words chum” and I’d reply, “Roger, everyone needs a Horatio”.

Reading this: a three-way biography of Miles, Coltrane and Evans and the before & after of Kind Of Blue. It's beautifully written - lucid & open, but full of a sense of revelatory music & musicians