I spent much of the day hunting down video performance footage of the delightful Martin Stephenson (he of Martin Stephenson & The Daintees). Martin has been on my musical radar since the very early days of Kitchenware Records (Prefab Sprout, Kane Gang etc). And whilst he undoubtedly had star quality (as both songwriter and performer), it was obvious that the glitz/glamour/plastic nature of the 80's wasn't for him.
Fortunately he didn't walk away from performing and writing. He merely found his own way through the Forest of Pop. He is still recording and performing and his music is available via Bandcamp.
The reason I have such a fondness for his work is his unique and uplifting view on how artist and audience connect. On days like these when we have time to think and examine our lives, you could do much worse than spare a little time for Martin's work.
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