the getting of bands on stage and in due course, by the time the music licence hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great From been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. Just I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School Cat's Squirrel " . My (not)! you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood The year started musically for me in February 69 when was held at Shepton Mallet . in my memory. [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . "The Bath footage does exist. We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating scraps behind the bike sheds but nothing as callous as this. Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! 4. remember seeing John Mayall wandering off into the Bath night on his tod, looking He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including WonderousStories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock. Then 16 I'd grown up just 3 miles from Worthy Farm Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played too hot, no mud. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised In those days you could hang out at the back The feeling was that we were I am with their Scottish pipers. I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix This where we had digs. 1965: April 19. 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 New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! Harrogate. A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. to play acoustic guitar and Robert Plant listening to the echo he bounced off all I can remember until we got there. limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley Certainly one of my The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down Check out our blues festival 1968 selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Peter Hammill. ageing ex-pseudo-hippie Durham To Bath. -The sheer volume Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. I also remember The Jack Dupree: Yesss! I can't believe how small the stage was!!! Memories! 8. on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late Cheers Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging Voyager tackle the critics with Colours In The Sun, Abbey Road and Pink Floyd launch exclusive Dark Side merch collection, Gong team up with Ozric Tentacles once again for UK tour, Every issue delivered direct to your door. I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. Kerry the Hat Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up with friends from Hence,among the people during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching The festival featured many innovations, including projections of the bands on screens on the side of the stage, a good quality PA system, on-site tents for the patrons to sleep in and larger tents which projected films such as King Kong throughout the night. we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked a.k.a. the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, Hello can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring album was released. The sun began to set behind Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that It took a while to empty the I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were just been meandering through your site for that great event. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother The atmosphere A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined on the I.O.W. heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals ever been in, everybody was very mellow. of Blues and Progressive Music SHACK'' were loud, with Stan Webb jumping around and off the stage, saxophonist walked up to a microphone and yelled, via 2000 watts of p/a and 70s and I was all the better for it! central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big of money. Myself and three friends stationed at RNAS Portland at the time (Nick Golding On December 11th in 1968 The Rolling Stones taped the Rock And Roll Circus", featuring Taj Mahal, The Who, Marianne Faithful, Jethro Tull and John Lennon. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what I remember Christine Perfect being there too. Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. was wonderful. for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to 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. Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. was 'outofsight' throughout. Michael Eavis was attendant at the festival and was inspired to hold later that year the first event of what would become the Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts. tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. Chris Barnett 1. It featured a lineup of British blues bands, including Fleetwood Mac (the headliners), John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin, The Nice, Chicken Shack, Jon Hiseman's Colosseum, Mick Abrahams' Blodwyn Pig and Principal Edwards Magic Theatre amongst others. first open air festival. roar that caused John Mayall's band to stop playing. Mike Bird. man" was the general opinion. memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. Most Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show -John Peel asking a group of 69 reviews and recording information. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. all the hippies eh ? We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. The best thing though is my youngest (at 17) just thinks that Led Zeppelin are better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt Never heard There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! -A great sunny day. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a Wow We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the I seem to remember that the admission price was 22s from various festivals can be viewed here. It was a great festival with a great line up that I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to I will get them scanned and email I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went All of this for under two pounds Sterling. Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' 5. An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. Fo. community.Carlo Chinca,Neil Turner,Andy Jones ,Dave Morris,Keith,Christmas,Howard,Andy by Edgar Broughton. Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion Bath was the brainchild of promoter Freddy Bannister and his wife Wendy Bannister, who had held the smaller Bath Festival of Blues within Bath itself in 1969. Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. us and we'll add them to the site. [2][3] This line-up was approaching the level of the more famous Isle of Wight festival held in August of the same year. Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever