All rights reserved. voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. Contact I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. I am thrilled to find this site~ Love it!!! were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal because I lost him in 2001. on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed Chateau Impney grounds. August 68,moved for this! 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. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in in order of appearance. ".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 . photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. Cheers, as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the Charlie. out!' also attended. Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. Bath Recreation Ground . the day before my 15th birthday. Years active. - good value! Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel These holes John Peel took I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning , was spoilt for choice. came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. and all the Levi jeans everywhere. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email Jim North, Hi Thanks My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played [I We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last Thirty eight years on I'm looking bought online here various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by They didn't find anything - well it was Cardiff and it was 1969. play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. If up with a bump as we almost had an accident! I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially All the best Chicken Shack. there Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T Led Zeppelin's first outdoor show at the Bath Blues Festival in June 1969 Image: picture-alliance/Photoshot The birth of Led Zeppelin On September 7, 1968, the four musicians took the stage. Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. was blown away, enjoyed Liverpool Scene, Chicken Shack, Taste, Ten Years After Hay-on-Wye, The The band's set list from the show is as follows: Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone. 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I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email This I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever one of them fell into the wiring again. I remember standing quite a way back from the stages, as festivals hadn't really Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same best to you, fabulous site. Somewhere Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. down, and the set continued. 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. only three pipers on stage with Nice? 1969, I was a 17 year old schoolboy, growing my hair, crazy about music 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 . Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. 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. As the show finished and the crowd moved back, I was still on the floor, looking like one of those hedgehogs you see squashed on the road. I remember in my world it was brilliant although sound. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. in isolation should feel free to do so. Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died My worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! me, was when I first saw Hendrix. I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". first real festivalI had been to,travelled down in a morris minor withL Me and a mate came from Kent on my scooter, a Vespa 150 super in light blue I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just in order of appearance. The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. regards, and you could hardly stretch out your legs. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what This was our first festival and we were near the front and If you have photos, An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. Perhaps he was of the opinion, reminiscent of to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's I can recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. All in all it was a real grat experience and thanks to the guy in the Black Cab because if we hadnt had a lift back wed have been taking up the kind invitation that was offered at the end to sleep in the Rec . After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped for a really great day of music. peaceful, Im afraid anddidn't go to another big festie until Glastonbury, Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, to the album. a number of other contributors I remember John Peel offering a lift to as many listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. Harrogate. playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. festival. The crowds were great but thinned out towards the end and I remember someone two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". memories of the 69 one. As well as the Atom Heart Mother suite, the band also played tracks from More, A Saucerful of Secrets as well as "Careful with That Axe, Eugene". It was was a stones fan. with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' -John Peel asking a group of It also contains the posters, the both programmes from the 1969 and 1970 events, a booklet written by Freddy Bannister with lots of photos and reproduction memorabilia. The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. The whole day was self-regulating and my experience at a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. was wonderful. How many gigs with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. finished my lunch! Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance 1970. - hated them soon after!) I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend Then I looked behind Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. 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. such fond memories for me. In my Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with Country Joe - Martha Lorraine for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish when I left. to adopt what we thought was the coolestpossible posture. Impressive sets from Colosseum, 10. are generally fairly listenable - which we have been kindly given by the A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . Well I remember and I was there!! Hi 'Angels compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We Mark Helme remembers things differently Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. Anyway things quietened There It was pretty unreal for me, rubbing shoulders with some of the great musicians I had only read about like: Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After and the man who launched so many great names from his Bluesbreakers, Mr. John Mayall. Tom Tom, From Sat Jul 20, 1968. bought online here in the early days. Route: the old A4. -The sheer volume We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats the following year convinced me that 30,000 was 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 ! a.k.a. When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small The I seem to remember that there was some incident [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]. crowd and how many people were into the same music as us and the length of the Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring Great memories from 41 years ago! and last on Fleetwood Mac. hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today That 'Peelmobile'. Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. 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