Martin Lamble

Martin Francis Lamble (28 August 1949 – 12 May 1969) was an English drummer, known for being a member of Fairport Convention.

Martin Lamble
Birth nameMartin Francis Lamble
Born(1949-08-28)28 August 1949
St John's Wood, London, England
Died12 May 1969(1969-05-12) (aged 19)
M1 motorway, near Scratchwood Services, Watford, England
GenresBritish folk rock
Instrument(s)
Years active1966–1969
Labels
Formerly ofFairport Convention

Early life

The eldest of three brothers, Martin was educated at Priestmead primary school, Kenton, and later at University College School, Hampstead.

Fairport Convention
Further information: Fairport Convention

Lamble joined the British folk rock band Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967. 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. He played on the band's first three albums. He also (along with fellow Fairport members, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, and Ashley Hutchings) played on Al Stewart's album Love Chronicles,[1] under the pseudonym Martyn Francis.[2] 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.

Death

On 12 May 1969, not long after recording Unhalfbricking,[3] 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.[3][4]

Discography
Main article: Fairport Convention discography

Studio albums
Release date Title Note
June 1968 Fairport Convention
January 1969 What We Did on Our Holidays (titled Fairport Convention in the USA)
July 1969 Unhalfbricking Posthumous release

References
  1. Al Stewart - Love Chronicles, retrieved 14 November 2022
  2. "Martyn Francis". Discogs. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. Rob Young, Fairport Convention and Electric Folk: Faber Forty-Fives: 1967–1970. Retrieved 24 September 2015
  4. "This Day in Music Spotlight: The Highway Wreck that Killed Fairport Convention's Drummer". Gibson.com. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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