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Martin Francis Lamble (28 August 1949 – 12 May 1969) was the drummer for British folk rock band Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the band's van crash in 1969. He joined the band after attending their first gig and convincing them that he could do a better job than their then drummer, Shaun Frater.
Mar 30, 2021 · Fairport Convention drummer Martin Lamble and Thompson's girlfriend Jeannie Franklyn died in a van crash after a gig in Birmingham. Thompson recounts the horror and the aftermath in his new book Beeswing.
May 14, 2015 · The wreck killed drummer Martin Lamble (who was just 19 at the time) as well as fashion designer and magazine columnist Jeannie Franklyn, who'd been dating guitarist Richard Thompson.
Jan 29, 2018 · On its eponymous debut as Fairport Convention in 1968 with singer/autoharpist Judy Dyble, vocalist Iain Matthews and percussionist Martin Lamble, the band-starting trio used their best ringing harmonies on covers of Emitt Rhodes, Tim Buckley and Richard Farina while penning their own like-minded, pre-psychedelic folk rock.
May 4, 2024 · The song’s lyrics suggest a message of hope after loss, urging people to gather together once again on the edge of the cliff, the “ledge,” and take up their journey from where they left off. It is a song of comfort in times of grief.
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May 14, 2019 · May 14, 2019 ~ THE HOBBLEDEHOY. A. May 12, 1969 bus crash killed Fairport Convention drummer Martin Lamble and severely injured other members of the group. As the summer of 1969 approached, the future looked bright for Fairport Convention, as their second album, What We Did on Our Holidays, expanded the band’s audience with a more rock ...
Jan 29, 2022 · ‘The British Jefferson Airplane’: Fairport Convention in 1969; Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny (seated) Simon Nicol, Martin Lamble and Ashley Hutchings. Photo by Gems/Redferns. John Meagher. Fri...
