Martyn, or Martin is the surname of one of The Tribes of Galway, Ireland.

Family history[link]

The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families of mixed Irish, English, Welsh, French and Norman (Hiberno-Normans) descent who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of Galway during the late medieval and early modern eras. Many were dispossessed by the Irish Confederate Wars and the subsequent Cromwellian conquest, and long reduced to peasantry by the time of the Great Irish Famine.

The family have been based in Co. Galway, Ireland, since the mid-14th century but have many cadet branches in the U.K., Canada, USA, France, Hungary, and several other countries. Most of these branches were emigrated during and in the aftermath of the Wild Geese and Great Famine^{[disambiguation needed ]} eras.

Many branches of the family use the spelling Martin. As Martin is the most common spelling for bearers of the name regardless of descent, the form Martyn is used to distinguish all of this kindred from other thus surnamed but unrelated. Martin, Martyn and its variants can be considered some of the most common names in the Western World - such as Smith, Jones, Baker, Wilson. It is not always the case that any two bearers of the name are related, even distantly.

There is a worldwide internet based society for people with the family name Martin and Martyn.;^[1]

Notable Martyns of Galway[link]

• Thomas Martyn (fl. 1365-87), earliest known member of the family in Galway
• Wylliam Martin (fl. 1519), builder of the Spanish Arch
• Thomas Óge Martyn (fl. 1533-1577), builder of Galway's West Bridge
• William Óge Martyn (fl. 1566-1593), notorious Sheriff and Mayor of Galway
• Richard Óge Martyn (1602–1648), lawyer and Irish Confederate leader
• Francis Martin, (1652–1714), theologian
• Richard Martin (politician) (1754–1834) member of Irish Volunteers, supported Catholic Emancipation, founded RSPCA
• Peter Martyn, soldier, 1772-1827.
• Éamonn Buidhe Martyn (fl. 1798), grandfather of Edward Martyn of Tullira.
• Andrew H. Martyn, (1784–1847, parish priest, died during the Great Irish Famine
• Thomas B. Martin (1786–1847), M.P. and landlord, died saving his tenants in The Famine
• Mary Letitia Martin (1815–50), novelist
• Edward Martyn (1859–1923), arts patron, co-founded Abbey Theatre
• Violet Florence Martin (1862–1915), novelist and short-story writer
• Congressman John Andrew Martin (1868–1939), American politician
• Ferenc Martyn (1899–1986), Hungarian artist
• D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin (c. 1899-1992), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Malachi Martin (1921–99), theologian, religious writer and novelist
• F.X. Martin, (1922–2000), historian
• Adrian James Martyn (born 1975), historian
• Hillary Martyn, (born 1977), newspaper editor

See also[link]

• Martin (name)
• FitzMartin
• List of most common surnames
• Family name etymology
• Family name affixes
• Family history
• Patronymic
• Personal name

External links[link]

• http://www.martinhistory.net/

References[link]

• Iar Connacht, Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh/Roderick O'Flaherty, 1684 (publ. 1843)
• History of Galway, James Hardiman, 1820
• Old Galway, Professor Mary Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942
• Galway: Town and Gown, edited Moran et al., 1984
• The Baronial Martins, Lionel Nex, 1987
• Galway: History and Society, edited, 1996
• The Lords of Cemais, Dilwyn Miles, Haverfordwest, 1987
• The Tribes of Galway, Adrian J. Martyn, 2001
• The Man for Galway: Richard 'Humanity' Martin, Peter Phillips, 2003
• Roll of Honor: The Mayors of Galway 1485-2002, William Henry, 2003

Martyn Ashton

Animal Bike Tour, Aberystwyth, June 2007
Personal information
Full name	Martyn Ashton
Born	(1974-02-12) 12 February 1974 (age 38)
Team information
Discipline	MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	Trials
Professional team(s)
1997 2005 2008–	Volvo - Cannondale Animal MBUK Team Ashton Diamondback
Infobox last updated on 12 June 2008

Martyn Ashton (born 2 December 1974)^[1] is a mountain bike trials rider and team manager. He has been riding professional trials since 1993^[2] and is often described as a mountain biking legend.^[3][4] He has been credited with turning it from a niche form of riding into the sport it is today.^[5]

Biography[link]

Ashton started out as a motorcycle trials rider, and began riding mountain bike trials later on.^[5] He has been the front man for The Bike Tour since 2002, and has been the British Biketrial Champion four times and has been the World Expert Biketrial Champion. Ashton is the High Jump World Record Holder. In 2008, Ashton entered the Mountain Biking UK 'Hall of Fame'.^[2]

Ashton not only rides trials, he has also designed the exhibition stages^[6] and has been designing products for his own Ashton Bikes range since 2002.^[3] He has appeared in TV shows, magazine covers and MTB videos, and also has his own column Hop Idol in the MBUK magazine.^[3] Ashton lives in Port Talbot, Wales.

Ashton broke his back in 2003 when he compressed a vertebra and fractured it during a fall, having misjudged a landing, but he soon returned to riding.^[7]

Ashton established Team Ashton Diamondback in order to provide support for young riders. Although they are top level riders nationally and capable of achieving results internationally, Ashton does not believe competition results are the be all and end all, and the team concentrate just as much on gaining positive attention in the media as well as competition. A range of Team Ashton bikes were developed during 2008, and released in October 2008 as part of the 2009 Diamondback range."About Team Ashton". Ashton Bikes. http://www.ashtonbikes.com/team-ashton-diamondback/. </ref>

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

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The Walls are an Irish rock band. They were formed in 1998 by two ex-members of The Stunning.

Members[link]

• Steve Wall
• Joe Wall
• Carl Harms (Guitar/Keyboards) (left February 2004)
• Rory Doyle (Drums)
• Jon O'Connell (Bass) (joined February 2004)

Biography[link]

1998–2000[link]

Brothers Steve and Joe Wall (previously of The Stunning) returned to Ireland after a two-year failed label stint in London. Their Camden housemate Carl Harms joined the band on guitar and keyboard duties. Drummer Rory Doyle joined soon afterwards. They set up their own label, Earshot Records (later changing it to Dirtbird Records) and recorded and released a string of singles. A remix of one of the album tracks, "Bone Deep", clicked with radio and became a nationwide hit. Many of the songs have featured on a number of TV series and feature films such as Bachelors Walk, Dead Bodies, Goldfish Memory and On the Edge (starring Cillian Murphy).

2001–2004[link]

The Walls heard rumour of a second Slane Castle date for U2 (as the first concert had sold out in hours). They sent four copies of their album to the band. Bono loved it and offered The Walls a support slot. That day the band played to their biggest crowd to date – around 80,000 people. "To the Bright and Shining Sun" was their next single. That June they supported Red Hot Chili Peppers. They spent the next year gigging while building their own studio in Dublin.

In February 2004, original member Carl Harms decided to leave the band to make his own record. They recruited bassist Jon O’Connell, who had just 2 weeks to learn all the songs before a two week tour of the new EU accession states: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. "To the Bright and Shining Sun" also featured on the EA Sports soundtrack for the UEFA Euro 2004 official licenced game.

2004 - 2006[link]

For the next album, the band went to Studio Black Box in France to record with producer and ex-The Frames guitarist David Odlum. Originally scheduled for a release date in September 2004, The Walls decided to hold their album until the new year. U2 were releasing How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb that autumn and according to Steve "we thought that it would be a fair and gentlemanly gesture to stand back and give them a fair crack of the whip, so to speak".^{[citation needed]}

In October 2004, they released a taster - "Drowning Pool" - a blistering, spleen-venting, blues explosion, 2min 52sec long. It took people by surprise and divided opinion - exactly what the band wanted. They supported Bob Dylan to a capacity crowd in Galway that summer and played a storming set that showed there were changes afoot in The Walls sound. They christened the album New Dawn Breaking after the final track on the record. It went straight into the Irish charts at No. 5 in its first week of release in June 2005 and has produced four hit singles: "To the Bright and Shining Sun", "Passing Through", "Drowning Pool" and "Black and Blue".

2007[link]

The band kicked off 2007 with a gig in Dubai and are presently negotiating gig offers in France, Italy, the Czech Republic and China. They also supported Crowded House on their Australian comeback tour before retreating into their studio to work on album number three.

2010 - 2012[link]

In 2010, the double A-side "Carrying The Fire"/"Phantom Power" was released. Following this, in March 2011, the "Bird In A Cage" EP was released, of which the title track was revealed to also be on the bands forthcoming album "Stop The Lights", which is to be released in 2012. Following this announcement, the band's new single "Stop The Lights" was released in January 2012. The band are currently using the innovative "Fund It" in order to finish their third album. The welcome newcomer Kevin Crowley from Newcastle West playing the spoons.

Discography[link]

	"To the Bright and Shining Sun" (2002) noicon From the 2005 album " New Dawn Breaking".
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Studio albums[link]

• Hi-Lo (released May 2000).
• New Dawn Breaking (released June 2005) (reached No. 5 in Irish charts)
• Stop The Lights (released 2012)

Singles and albums[link]

• "The Night I Called It A Day" (Single, released Feb 1999)
• "Broken Boy" (Single, released Sept 1999)
• "Something's Wrong" (Single, released Apr 2000)
• Hi-Lo (Album, released May 2000). A remix of one of the album tracks, Bone Deep, was popular in Ireland. Some songs featured on TV series and feature films: Bachelors Walk, Dead Bodies, Goldfish Memory and On the Edge (starring Cillian Murphy).

• "To the Bright and Shining Sun" (Single, released 2002) reached No. 11 in the Irish charts.
• "Drowning Pool" (single, released 2004)
• New Dawn Breaking (Album, released June 2005) reached No. 5 in Irish charts and has produced four hit singles: "To the Bright and Shining Sun", "Passing Through", "Drowning Pool" and "Black and Blue".

• "Carrying the Fire" / "Phantom Power" (double-A sided single, released Jun 2010)
• "Bird In A Cage EP" (4 Track EP, released Mar 2011)

Cover versions[link]

• Cover version of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1
• Cover version of Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2
• Cover version of U2's "With or without you" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 3

Career highlights[link]

• Supported U2 at Slane Castle, 2001
• Supported Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2002
• Supported Bob Dylan, Galway, 2005
• Supported Crowded House, Australia, 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official band website, contains free MP3s; gig info, photos, Walls shop, press releases etc.
• The Walls at MySpace, contains some sample MP3s.

John Martyn
Martyn onstage at the Cropredy Festival, 11 August 2006
Background information
Born	(1948-09-11)11 September 1948 New Malden, Surrey, England
Died	29 January 2009(2009-01-29) (aged 60) Ireland
Genres	Folk rock, folk jazz
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1965–2009
Labels	Island, WEA
Website	www.johnmartyn.com

John Martyn OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009) was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40 year career he released 20 studio albums, working with artists such as Eric Clapton and David Gilmour. He has been described by The Times as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues".^[1]

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Martyn was born in Beechcroft Avenue, New Malden, Surrey, England.^[2] Martyn's parents, both opera singers, divorced when he was five and he spent his childhood alternating between Scotland and England. Much of this was spent in the care of his grandmother. His strongest ties were in Glasgow, and he attended Shawlands Academy there.^[1]

Late 1960s and collaborations with Beverley Martyn[link]

Mentored by Hamish Imlach, Martyn began his professional musical career when he was 17, playing a blend of blues and folk resulting in a distinctive style which made him a key figure in the British folk scene during the mid-1960s. He signed to Chris Blackwell's Island Records in 1967 and released his first album, London Conversation, the following year.

This first album was soon followed by The Tumbler, which was moving towards jazz. By 1970 Martyn had developed a wholly original and idiosyncratic sound: acoustic guitar run through a fuzzbox, phase shifter and Echoplex. This sound was first apparent on Stormbringer! in 1970, which was written and performed by both John and Beverley Martyn, his then wife, who had previously recorded solo as Beverley Kutner and had worked with artists such as Nick Drake and Jimmy Page. Her second album with Martyn was The Road to Ruin, also released in 1970. However, Island Records felt that it would be more successful to market Martyn as a solo act and this was how subsequent albums were produced, although Beverley Martyn continued to make appearances as a background singer as well as continuing as a solo artist herself.^[1]

1970s[link]

	"Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail" noicon "Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail" (1973), built around a traditional tune, was featured on Inside Out. It typifies Martyn's unique use of the echoplex effect, coupled with a fuzzbox and phase-shifter.
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In 1973, Martyn released one of the defining British albums of the 1970s, Solid Air, the title song a tribute to the singer-songwriter Nick Drake, a close friend and label-mate, who died in 1974 from an overdose of antidepressants. In 2009 a double CD Deluxe edition of Solid Air compiled, with John Martyn's blessing, by John Hillarby from the official John Martyn website and with sleeve notes by Record Collector's Daryl Easlea was released featuring unreleased songs and out-takes. On Solid Air, as with the one that preceded it, Bless the Weather, Martyn collaborated with jazz bassist Danny Thompson, with whom he proceeded to have a fruitful musical partnership which continued until his death. He also developed a new, slurred vocal style, the timbre of which resembled a tenor saxophone.

Martyn in 1978

Following the commercial success of Solid Air, Martyn quickly recorded and released the experimental Inside Out, a more difficult album with emphasis placed on feel and improvisation rather than song structure. In 1974, he followed this with Sunday's Child. In September 1975 he released a live album, Live at Leeds—Martyn had been unable to convince Island to release the record, and resorted to selling individually signed copies by mail from home. Live at Leeds features Danny Thompson and drummer John Stevens. In 2010 Universal Music released a 2CD Deluxe version of Live at Leeds researched and compiled by John Hillarby. Whilst researching the release Hillarby discovered that not all of the songs on the original album were from the Leeds concert. After releasing Live at Leeds, Martyn took a sabbatical, including a visit to Jamaica, spending time with famous reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry.

In 1977, he released One World, which led some commentators to describe Martyn as the "Father of Trip-Hop".^[3] It included tracks such as "Small Hours" and "Big Muff", a collaboration with Lee "Scratch" Perry. One World was recorded outside; the album's lush soundscapes are partly the result of microphones picking up ambient sounds, such as geese from a nearby lake.^[4] In 1978 he played guitar on album Harmony of the Spheres by Neil Ardley.

1980s and marriage breakup[link]

Martyn's marriage to Beverley broke down at the end of the 1970s and "John hit the self destruct button" (although other biographers, including The Times obituary writer, attribute the break-up of his marriage to his already being addicted to drink and drugs).^[1] Out of this period, described by Martyn as "a very dark period in my life",^[5] came the album Grace and Danger.

Released in October 1980, the album had been held up for a year by Chris Blackwell. He was a close friend of John and Beverley, and found the album too openly disturbing to release. Only after intense and sustained pressure from Martyn did Blackwell agree to release the album. Commenting on that period, Martyn said, "I was in a dreadful emotional state over that record. I was hardly in control of my own actions. The reason they finally released it was because I freaked: Please get it out! I don't give a damn about how sad it makes you feel—it's what I'm about: the direct communication of emotion. Grace and Danger was very cathartic, and it really hurt."^[5]

In the late 1980s Martyn would cite Grace and Danger as his favourite album, and said that it was "probably the most specific piece of autobiography I've written. Some people keep diaries, I make records."^[5] The album has since become one of his highest-regarded, prompting a deluxe double-disc issue in 2007, containing the original album remastered.

Phil Collins played drums and sang backing vocals on Grace and Danger and subsequently played drums on and produced Martyn's next album, Glorious Fool, in 1981.

Martyn left Island records in 1981, and recorded Glorious Fool and Well Kept Secret for WEA, the label clearly aiming to bring him mainstream success, and achieving his first Top 30 album.^[1] Glorious Fool was a sharp departure from Martyn's 70s sound and at the time was regarded as something of a sell-out by his die-hard fans, but time has revealed it to be a much stronger album than it seemed at the time, with some fine songwriting and vocals. Well Kept Secret (1982) was less successful. Martyn released a live album, Philentropy, in 1983.

Returning to Island records, Martyn recorded Sapphire (1984), Piece by Piece (1986) and the live Foundations (1987) before leaving the label in 1988.

1990s and 2000s[link]

John Martyn performs at the Barbican Centre, London 2008.

Martyn released The Apprentice in 1990 and Cooltide in 1991 for Permanent Records, and then rerecorded many of his "classic" songs for No Little Boy (1993). The similar 1992 release Couldn't Love You More was unauthorised by and disowned by Martyn. Material from these recordings and his two Permanent albums has been endlessly recycled on many releases. Permanent Records also released a live 2 CD set called "Live" in 1994.

And (1996) came out on Go!Discs and saw Martyn draw heavily on hip-hop textures while blending a sound still distinctively Martyn, a direction which saw more complete expression on 2000's Glasgow Walker ; The Church with One Bell (1998) is a covers album taking in material from Portishead to Ben Harper.

In 2001 Martyn appeared on the track Deliver Me by Faithless keyboard player and DJ Sister Bliss.

In July 2006 the documentary Johnny Too Bad was screened by the BBC.^[6] The programme documented the period surrounding the operation to amputate Martyn's right leg below the knee (the result of a burst cyst) and the writing and recording of On the Cobbles (2004), an album described by Peter Marsh on the BBC Music website as "the strongest, most consistent set he's come up with in years." Much of Cobbles was a revisiting of his acoustic-based sound.

He continued to write and collaborate with various artists up until his death whilst living in Ireland. He recorded a ballad entitled "Really Gone" with Irish group UltanJohn featuring John Conneely & Ultan Conlon which was released in November 2006.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 February 2008, Martyn received the lifetime achievement award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards. The award was presented by his friend Phil Collins. The BBC website says of Martyn, "his heartfelt performances have either suggested or fully demonstrated an idiosyncratic genius." Eric Clapton was quoted as saying that Martyn was, "so far ahead of everything, it's almost inconceivable."^[7] Martyn performed "Over the Hill" and "May You Never" at the ceremony, with John Paul Jones accompanying on mandolin.^{[citation needed]}

To mark Martyn's 60th birthday, Island released a career-spanning 4CD boxed set, Ain't No Saint on 1 September 2008. The acclaimed set includes unreleased studio material and rare live recordings.

Martyn was appointed OBE in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[8]

John Martyn was born Iain David McGeachy; and the OBE was cited under that name. The presentation by the Queen at Buckingham Palace was made to his partner Teresa and his daughter, Mhairi McGeachy.^{[citation needed]}

Death[link]

Martyn died on 29 January 2009, in hospital in Ireland, as a result of double pneumonia.^[9][10] His death was announced by his friend John Hillarby on the official website: "With heavy heart and an unbearable sense of loss we must announce that John died this morning."^[9]

Phil Collins paid tribute, saying: "John's passing is terribly, terribly sad. I had worked with and known him since the late 1970s and he was a great friend. He was uncompromising, which made him infuriating to some people, but he was unique and we'll never see the likes of him again. I loved him dearly and will miss him very much." ^[11] English rock band Keane included a dedication to Martyn at their Glasgow concert.^[when?] On 31 January 2009, Liverpool-based folk-singer/guitarist John Smith, who had previously supported Martyn on tour, performed "Spencer The Rover", from Martyn's Sunday's Child album, at The Bluecoat in Liverpool, announcing the song "For John".^{[citation needed]}

At the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, on the evening of Martyn's death, Kathy Mattea and a band including Eddi Reader played "May You Never". Martyn and Danny Thompson had featured in the BBC television series "Transatlantic Sessions".^{[citation needed]}

Danny Baker devoted an entire radio programme to Martyn's music on the day he died.

Paying tribute to Martyn, BBC Radio 2's folk presenter Mike Harding said: "John Martyn was a true original, one of the giants of the folk scene. He could write and sing classics like 'May You Never' and 'Fairy Tale Lullaby' like nobody else, and he could sing traditional songs like Spencer The Rover in a way that made them seem new minted." ^[12] Harding introduced an hour-long tribute to Martyn in his Radio 2 programme on 25 February 2009.

Paying further tribute to McGeachy, Bob Cunningham commented: "Iain loved life and music, particularly Debussy. He'll be sadly missed amongst all his mates in Scotland; and our condolences go to his children; Wesley, Mhairi and Spenser; and his partner Teresa."

A tribute album entitled Johnny Boy Would Love This was released on 15 August 2011, comprising cover versions of his songs by various artists.

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

• John The Baptist / The Ocean (Island WIP 6076, January 1970)
• Anni Part 1 / Anni Part 2 (with John Stevens' Away) (Vertigo 6059 140, 1976)
• Over The Hill / Head And Heart (Island WIP 6385, February 1977)
• Dancing / Dealer (version) (Island WIP 6414, January 1978)
• In Search Of Anna / Certain Surprise (Island K7450, 1979)
• Johnny Too Bad / Johnny Too Bad (version) Island WIP 6547, October 1980)
• Johnny Too Bad (extended dub version) / Big Muff (extended remix) (Island IPR 2047, March 1981)
• Sweet Little Mystery / Johnny Too Bad (Island WIP 6718, June 1981)
• Please Fall In Love With Me / Don't You Go (WEA K 79243, August 1981)
• Hiss On The Tape / Livin' Alone (WEA K 79336, October 1982)
• Gun Money (U.S. remix) / Hiss On The Tape (live) (WEA 259987-7, November 1982)
• Over The Rainbow / Rope Soul'd (Island IS 209, October 1984)
• Angeline / Tight Connection To My Heart (Island IS 265, February 1986)^[13]
• Classic John Martyn (Island CID 265, February 1986)
• Angeline / Tight Connection To My Heart / May You Never / Certain Surprise / One Day Without You (Island 12 IS 265, February 1986)
• Lonely Love / Sweet Little Mystery (live) (Island IS 272, October 1986)
• Send Me One Line / Patterns In The Rain (Hypertension HYS 100 102, May 1990)
• Deny This Love (remix) / The Apprentice (live) (Permanent S12, August 1990, 7 inch vinyl)
• Deny This Love (remix) / The Apprentice (live) / Deny This Love (album version) (Permanent CD Perm 1, August 1990)
• Jack The Lad / Annie Sez / The Cure / Jack Sez (Permanent CD Perm 3, April 1992)
• Sweet Little Mystery / Head and Heart (Permanent, Perm 6, September 1982)
• Lonely Love / May You Never (Permanent, Perm 8, December 1992)
• Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Voiceprint, JMCD001 1998)
• Excuse Me Mister / God Song (live) / Rock, Salt & Nails (live) / John Wayne (live) (Independiente, ISOM14MS CD May 1998)
• Deliver Me (with Sister Bliss) (Multiply Records], CDMULTY72, March 2001)

Studio albums[link]

• London Conversation (October 1967)
• The Tumbler (December 1968)
• Stormbringer! (February 1970) (with Beverley Martyn)
• The Road to Ruin (November 1970) (with Beverley Martyn)
• Bless the Weather (November 1971)
• Solid Air (February 1973)
• Inside Out (October 1973)
• Sunday's Child (January 1975)
• One World (November 1977)
• Grace and Danger (October 1980)
• Glorious Fool (September 1981)
• Well Kept Secret (August 1982)
• Sapphire (November 1984)
• Piece by Piece (February 1986)
• The Apprentice (March 1990)
• Cooltide (November 1991)
• And (August 1996)
• The Church with One Bell (covers album) (March 1998)
• Glasgow Walker (May 2000)
• On the Cobbles (April 2004)
• Heaven and Earth (May 2011)

Other[link]

• Live at Leeds (September 1975)
• So Far So Good (1977)
• Philentropy (November 1983)
• Foundations (October 1987)
• BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (1992)
• Couldn't Love You More (October 1992)
• No Little Boy (July 1993)
• Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology (1994)
• Live (1994)
• Serendipity — An Introduction To John Martyn (1998)
• Solid Air - Classics Re-visited (2002) (compilation of previously released tracks)
• Late Night John (2004)
• In Session (live) (2006) (BBC sessions recorded for the John Peel and Bob Harris programs between 1973 and 1978)
• The Battle of Medway: 17 July 1973 (live) (2007)
• Anthology (2007)
• The Simmer Dim (2008)
• The July Wakes (2008)
• Ain't No Saint (2008) 40-year anthology
• May You Never — The Very Best Of (2009)

DVD[link]

• Live in Concert (with Danny Thompson) (2005)
• John Martyn at the BBC (2006)
• The Apprentice In Concert (with Dave Gilmour) (2006)
• Empty Ceiling (2007) (recorded in 1986)
• The Man Upstairs (2008)

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• John Neil Munro Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story (2008)
• Chris Nickson Solid Air: The Life of John Martyn (2011)
• Mat Snow John Martyn In Person (2011)

External links[link]

• Official website - johnmartyn.com