Mixtape Confidential

5. (For John Hillarby)

One of the resons I wanted to do this series of mixes for friends on my own blog and not on a Mixtape site was that I wanted to do some mixes for people who didn't hang out on mixtape sites and who (shock, gasp) didn't even do mixtapes. One such person is Big John Hillarby. John, for those who do not know, created and ran the official John Martyn web site from the late 90s I think to the present day. More than that, he was a close friend of John Martyn at a time when both Johns needed one of those. I know that the loss of JM still eats at John H a lot, and I hope this little project does not hit raw nerves. It is presented with love.

I know there is a double album tribute in the works, but what I wanted to do here was to collect some of the more interesting and hopefully less well known covers of John Martyn songs that exist out there. To that end, I have avoided covers by Dr John, Beth Orton, Eric Clapton and America that whilst good (with one exception, eh Eric?) have been around awhile. I hope at least one or two of these might suprise you John, and I hope you can accept this in the spirit in which it is offered.

01 - Max Meazza & Pueblo - Solid Air (Feat. Gigi Cifarelli)
02 - Rosie Brown - Head And Heart
03 - Sarah Jane Morris - I Don't Wanna Know About Evil
04 - Grace Griffith - May You Never
05 - Christine Tobin - Go Down Easy
06 - Danielle Lubine - Bless The Weather
07 - Majoka - One Day Without You
08 - Brothers Of A Feather - Over The Hill
09 - Ian Matthews - Man In The Station
10 - Capercaillie - The Fisherman's Dream
11 - Steinski - Solid Air (Junk Mood Mix)