Ian Matthews - Man In The Station

can't find video of this so i made one.......1978 music. Matthews was recruited by Ashley Hutchings as a male vocalist for Fairport Convention, where he duetted first with Judy Dyble, and then more famously with Sandy Denny. In 1969, as Fairport drew increasingly from a British traditional folk repertoire, Matthews found out he had not been invited to a recording session and, after a short discussion with Ashley Hutchings, departed toward a musical direction of his own.[2]

With Thompson, Simon Nicol, and Hutchings from Fairport Convention, guitarist Mark Griffiths, drummer Gerry Conway (of Fotheringay; later to join first the Cat Stevens, backing band, Jethro Tull and then Fairport Convention from the 1990s on) and pedal steel player Gordon Huntley, Matthews recorded his debut solo album, Matthews' Southern Comfort, whose sound was rooted in American country music and rockabilly. This was his first significant experience as a songwriter, although the band also covered the likes of Neil Young and Ian and Sylvia. He followed it up by forming a working band using the name of his first album and Second Spring and Later That Same Year followed. The band went through several different lineups and toured extensively for the next two years, to general critical acclaim. They had one commercial success: a cover version of "Woodstock" (written by Joni Mitchell) was a number one hit single in the UK and experienced heavy airplay in Canada reaching #5, as well as reaching #23 on the charts in the United States. Afterwards, Matthews split with Southern Comfort, who went on to release three albums of their own on Harvest Records.

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[killie04]

@davidlenander You're right of course. Makes me wanna dig out the album. Cheers.

[davidlenander]

@killie04 I'm all but sure that John Martyn wrote the song. It was on his classic SOLID AIR & it's been covered by several other artists.

[killie04]

Don't know who wrote this but John Martyn covered this as well. Iain Matthews continues to make fantastic music. He has a 'small' but loyal fanbase - worth checking out his latest recordings.

Thanks for posting.