Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin chooses Solid Air by John Martyn
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| Novelist |
Best-selling Scottish crime-writer whose books include the Inspector Rebus novels
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Solid Air by John Martyn
Ian Rankin chooses the 1973 album Solid Air by the British singer-songwriter and guitarist John Martyn.
From the Archive
John Martyn
John Wilson聽interviews聽John Martyn and聽his collaborator聽Danny Thompson for Front Row聽shortly before his death in 2009.
From Front Row聽09 Feb 2009聽on Radio 4
Phil Collins
Phil Collins, Martyn's friend and occasional producer, presents him with a lifetime achievement award at the 91热爆 Folk Awards in 2008.
From Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008
Ralph McTell
The folk music聽veteran聽Ralph McTell on聽seeing a 19 year old聽John Martyn perform in Soho.
From Last Word聽1 Feb 2009聽on Radio 4
Unpublished
Ian Rankin revisits his first unpublished novel.
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Foriegn Bodies: An extended interview with Ian Rankin discussing the changes in both Scotland and his cop Rebus
