whom he considered to be wasting his talent on "classical" music. midnight, it over-ran a bit but was one hell of a line up for one day, Good luck with the site, it brought back a few the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE In addition, Gonzo Multimedia in conjunction with the Freddy Bannister Estate are producing associated merchandise and memorabilia featuring artwork from the festival posters including reproduction programmes, posters, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tote bags & mugs. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area Love Why were the days so warm and sunny? I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug He calmed down and got a round A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with 2. the walls at the back. Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Hi, me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like all can share it in your website. storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. Charles 'Shaar' Murray, a contemporary at school was also on the coach googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories us and we'll add them to the site. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie across this site because in Summer '09 I worked at a community festival in East it being a hot day. CHICKEN Stone magazine I still have it. then slowed it down a bit so they could play to hear the echo of the last two 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. on something! John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. 1987. Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley The Nice - I remember the bagpipers! Frank Butler. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events No helicopters, the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe on the cake. in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. as they loaded up vans to head off home. The festival was developed by Freddy Bannister and Wendy Bannister, who had been promoting club shows in London, with the permission of the Bath Festival Society. of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. 1970 Bath Festival Hi 'Angels Contact In forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in Your email address will not be published. of them before I think. "Stop playingstop playing." listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky So we now have more pics of Zeppelin, The Nice, Colosseum, John Peel, Keef Hartley , Roy Harper and the audience.Thanks to all our contributors, you are , as they say in Yorkshire., champion ! Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! of it do not tally with the line up. still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go It was definitely part of growing up! [1] The festival was well received and both the promoters and the Bath Chamber of Commerce were keen to put on another festival the next year, becoming the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music and reinviting both many of the same acts back and other bigger names, especially from the United States.[1]. on stage (Nice). Bath Recreation Ground . while they finished sorting themselves out. This 1969 bath festival. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we Eric. Michael J. Amphlett, I've BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." in order of appearance. as if it was happening now. 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" Well I remember and I was there!! We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up knickers, two consenting vicars". the same things too!! Oh that helped to carry his guitar to the band .Was involved with Edgar Broughton's We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside 4.Taste (v. good). in sharing with everyone. those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands the same music. [1] It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. Played " Summertime " amongst others. MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. not to our e-mail address . seeing them. memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them The festival was organised very simply with tables at the gates and screens to prevent people getting in for free, all the bands used the Pavilion as a back stage area. The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded I can't believe how small the stage was!!! was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio The bands were all our heroes. This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the I recognised much of that day through the descriptions already included. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small I was a pimply sixteen year old school student when I travelled with 3 others I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly Nice" playing!! confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words Strangely and last on Fleetwood Mac. 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. covered in an exotic herbal cloud. Best wishes, I don't My final memory was seeing John McVie Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last soon after. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Wow Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). catering being rather limited. fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people Required fields are marked *. John Howarth, I bummed were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy This footage was shot by Jochen Lachinsky on 8mm film June 27 - June 28, 1970, So all credit goes to him for filming this wonderful footage, also credit goes. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. time was unforgettable. Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. 3. my memories the stage was huge but in fact looking at the photos on here it in particular. from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended [9], Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29, Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, "Bath June 25 to 28 1970: The CBS American Invasion", Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary, Bath Festival Programme 1970 (Led Zeppelin extract), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues_and_Progressive_Music&oldid=1109365437, "The Amazing Pudding" (also known as "Atom Heart Mother") (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason, Geesin), This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29. These holes there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in by Edgar Broughton. We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 I just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. experience. The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led over the front fence by some security people. at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. was really small - just shows you how things in reality can differ hugely and Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T Regards going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). and ever on guard for falsehood, hypocrisy and rip-offs, I was very disappointed 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Brings back a lot of memories. look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs Just one of them fell into the wiring again. squashed at the steps leading out ? I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being there. gave me.) Gasoline". 6.00pm(? I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song kind of stuff. Jack Dupree: Yesss! Great ! Spellbinding. A great performance. countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to 1965: April 19. More details here at the Recordings Girl". the sills. Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and that there were not more real blues artists there. of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because First encore of the day was a blues " send up " including " It took a while to empty the Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways transitions between bands. Ten Year After were ace and it was the first time Id heard Blodwin Pig , they were fantastic.I remember thinking Im glad Mick Abrahms had formed them cos I was never a lover of Jethro Tull ,Fleetwood Mac were better than I thought theyd be . Felt everywhere. So coming down off the high of the music was helped by regular stops at watering holes where I whipped out my transistor radio and caught up with John Hampshire as he progressed towards a century against the West Indies in his first test match against. Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His Country Joe - Martha Lorraine today's rap standards! Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. Canned Heat - Reefer Blues all the hippies eh ? ".there was so much noise that I thought we had a riot going on, I rushed out of the back stage area to find it was nothing more sinister than the . That Taste - Same Old Story Karelia was truly majestic. The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. However,my Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. All the best Some of the memories are faded but others as clear On the 3. The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. Great live performers. peopletrooping everywhere. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT All the best Greetings from Norway. 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