EPYSODE 18: "Songs For The Gentle Man", by Bridget St. John
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Guest: Bridget St. John.
When the most famous DJ in the world champions you and decides to open a record label specifically to record and market your music, well, you're doing something right.
Bridget St. John's name may not be as widely known as some of her British folk contemporaries, but her music is deserving of attention for any fan of the genre.
Recording her first three albums for John Peel's Dandelion label between 1969 and 1972 she released consistently high quality work, garnering excellent reviews. A fourth album followed for Chrysalis a couple years later and then...silience. Nothing for 20 years. After a long delay, she's back recording and touring again and sounding better than ever.
Bridget recalls stories of meeting John Martyn, playing with Michael Chapman, recording demos at Al Stewart's house, hearing David Bowie's acetate of a famous song before it was released and being in an uncomfortable car ride with Jethro Tull when they fired Mick Abrahams.
It's a shame Bridget's work didn't find a wider audience as her songwriting and guitar skills are only outshined by her exquisite voice.
I hope you dig Songs For The Gentle Man as much as I do.
-FJ
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==SONGS==
Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. To listen to a Spotify playlist of these tracks, click here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AvWIlxZ7vPZ92IPbRsDyV?si=04cf0e03949840ae
(*denotes song not available on Spotify)
*HENRY SCHIFTER “Green Rocky Road”
*THE MILLS BROTHERS “Window Washer Man”
CLIFF RICHARD “Living Doll”
ELVIS PRESLEY “Old Shep”
THE BEATLES “She Loves You”
DONOVAN “Colours”
HELEN SHAPIRO “Don’t Treat Me Like A Child”
NICK DRAKE “I’ve Been Smoking Too Long”
JOHN MARTYN “London Conversation”
BLODWYN PIG “The Change Song”
DAVID BOWIE “Space Oddity”
AL STEWART “Year Of The Cat”
T. REX “Jeepster”
BRIDGET ST. JOHN “To Be Without A Hitch”
BRIDGET ST. JOHN “Ask Me No Questions”
BRIDGET ST. JOHN “Curl Your Toes”
KEVIN AYERS “The Oyster And The Flying Fish”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “A Day A Way”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “City Crazy”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “Early Morning Song”
JOHN MARTYN “Back To Stay”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “Back To Stay”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “Seagull Sunday”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “If You’d Been There”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “Making Losing Better”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “The Lady And The Gentle Man”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “Downderry Daze”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “The Pebble And The Man”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “It Seems Very Strange”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “Lazarus”
*BRIDGET ST JOHN “Song For John”
*BRIDGET ST JOHN “The Aviator”
BRIDGET ST JOHN “I Don’t Know If I Can Take It”
??MYSTERY ARTIST??...tune in to the next show to find out!
NEWPORT ELECTRIC “If Wishes Were Horses” (single being released Dec 6 2024)
~~Do not ever forget this simple fact: that you are groovy.~~
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