beverley martyn

Beverley Martyn, the British folk singer-songwriter whose career ran from the Levee Breakers and Monterey Pop to a hard-won late return, has died at 79. KLOF Mag made her our Artist of the Month in 2014 around “The Phoenix and the Turtle” — the record that confirmed her, in Helen Gregory’s words, as a musical phoenix rising from the ashes.

For anyone with even a passing interest in the music of John Renbourn, The Attic Tapes is an essential and absorbing collection which offers a remarkable insight into the roots of one of Britain’s greatest guitarists and songwriters.

Watch the full-length film ‘Davy Graham & Bert Jansch: The Parting Glass’. Filmed in 2005 when Davy was travelling to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe with Bert Jansch.

Read Part 3 of our Best Albums of 2014 featuring Smoke Fairies, Mishaped Pearls, Shakey Graves, Blair Dunlop, Martin green, Magic Lantern, Goodnight Lenin and many more.

Helen catches a rare opportunity to see Beverley Martyn, our Artist of the Month, perform live at London’s Bush Hall… “a musical phoenix rising from the ashes.”

With the release her new album this month Simon talks to Beverley Martyn about her career covering Davy Graham, Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Joe Boyd and of course John Martyn.

Reckless Jane, a previously unheard track written by Nick Drake with musician and friend Beverley Martyn (our Artist of the Month), has today been premièred with The Independent.

The legendary Beverley Martyn returns after four decades with ‘The Phoenix and the Turtle’, a welcome return that showcases her immense talents as a musician and a writer.

Watch the new video for Beverley Martyn’s ‘Levee Breaks’ which features footage of the recent Somerset floods. The song is from her new album ‘The Phoenix and the Turtle’.

Beverley Martyn’s new album The Phoenix and the Turtle is due for release in April. Get a taster and don’t miss her upcoming performance at London’s Bush Hall.