Martin Lamble
Martin Lamble | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Francis Lamble 28 August 1949 St John's Wood, London, England |
| Died | 12 May 1969 (aged 19) |
| Genres | British folk rock |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1966–1969 |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | Fairport Convention |
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.
The eldest of three brothers, Martin was educated at Priestmead primary school, Kenton, and later at University College School, Hampstead.
He played on the band's first three albums, but on 12 May 1969, not long after recording Unhalfbricking,[1] Fairport's van crashed on the M1 motorway, near Scratchwood Services, on the way home from a gig at Mothers. Lamble was killed outright in this accident at the age of 19.[1][2]
He also (along with fellow Fairport members, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, and Ashley Hutchings) played on Al Stewart's album Love Chronicles,[3] under the pseudonym Martyn Francis.[4] The album was released in September 1969, four months after Lamble's death.
Martin's younger brother, Graeme Lamble, plays fretless bass guitar in Gypsy jazz group FiddleBop.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Rob Young, Fairport Convention and Electric Folk: Faber Forty-Fives: 1967–1970. Retrieved 24 September 2015
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Fairport Convention official website
- Martin Lamble discography at Discogs
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
 .svg){kind=small} | This article on a British drummer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |