BOB MARTIN: Fan Mail
HOWARD CASH
November 24, 2008
BOB, My comments echo what
everybody else says here.
Midwest Farm Diaster has got to be one of the greatest folk albums of all
times! I found mine in 72
for 99cents at the old KINGS dept store. I wore it
right down to nothing it was that good! I lost track of it years ago, and have been wanting to get it again. Now i can on cd!
I have your other cds and you should be VERY PROUD!
Well done!I got to see you
live at the kennebunk coffe
house not beleiving if it was you but when you let out the first note i was ecstatic! What a treat!
Iwas spellbound the whole night!Magnificent!I hope
youll come out again when youre ready! TAYLOR, DYLAN,
Maclean, NONE OF THEM GOT
ANYTHING ON YOU! BEST!
Howard CASH
Dave Therrien
November 23, 2008
I saw you a few years ago at a Pepperell mini-folk festival and I've really enjoyed your music since. Salisbury Beach has got to be my favorite song. I too was in bands that played Salisbury beach's Playboy club (remember that place?) in the 70's. You music takes me back to those days. Thanks for sharing your talent. I'm glad to see your songs are available on iTunes now. I'm going to get your most recent CD.
Dave
Tom "Wildman" Wirtanen
November 19, 2008
On Saturday Night, November 22, 2008, we come full circle in the odessy of Bob Martin and his profound contribution to music, lyrics and poetry. For those of us who were there from the beginning, his abilities and performance as a composer were absolutely contagious, and gave inspiration to an entire generation of songwriters. Now Comes the pinnacle,the final performance memorialized in a live recording. If the term "kick out the jams" ever meant anything, it could not be more cogent as applied to a performance where Bob sheds the sterility and constraints of studio recording for a complete rendition of what he delivers best.Like all of the other pages in his book of time, it will be the peronification of excellence that is every endeavor he has undertaken. I owe him the most, and will be forever thankful forthe best mentor one could ever have in music.
Brandon S
November 17, 2008
hello Mr.Martin , your music is amazing to me ! Im a guitarist as well and was wondering about Sunshine Avenue... you should also be on the Allan Handlemen show , love the music...thanks
Colleen Payne
November 15, 2008
Hey Bob, Started listening to you about 15 years ago and have loved you ever since. Try to catch all your local shows. Sad to hear this will be your last show "for now". Please rest and come back....this generation can't loose someone like you. Peace and good health, Colleen
Mike T
November 13, 2008
First heard MFD in 73'. Been searching on and off for 35 years for a copy, and today I listened. Thanks
BarryA
November 2, 2008
It's nice to find this site. I too have a copy of Midwest Farm Disaster from the 70s and still love it. Of all the music I have on vinyl or cd, that record may have gotten the most plays. Some people are just the real deal.
mike hedlesky
October 27, 2008
I've got a friend that's been singing your stuff for years and when the cd Midwest Farm Disaster came out I bought one for him and me. I posted him singing MFD on youtube at "Bradley Duerson sings Midwest Farm Disaster" . The next day I got this response--82518 has made a comment on Bradley Duerson sings Midwest Farm Disaster:
Yes!!! Thanks Bradley. Haven't hear Bob's music for a long time and no one knows who he is. I'm currently in the UK but I did find the CD on amazon this evening! (ordered 3 of them! :) Can't wait to get them!! What great sound it is!! Thanks again Bradley! Great job... steve..
Ross Andrew Mather
October 24, 2008
October 24, 2008
Hi Bob Martin
your music is really good and i hear on my cell phone all the time and love it.
Your Huge Fan
Ross Andrew Mather
uzma
September 17, 2008
hi bob, your music hits home.just was listening to blind marie. good stuff man good stuff. uzma
Joe Lasilo
September 16, 2008
i love bob he is too much for a human being to imagine
eric berube
August 12, 2008
hi bob, your music hits home.just was listening to blind marie. good stuff man good stuff. eric b
juan ros
July 24, 2008
i´m from colombia .I was living in Lowell for seven years,and i had the great opportunity to know your music.I bring back to my country to woundefull´s cd´s that always listen and share with my friends.
Håkan Gunnarsson Sweden
July 24, 2008
So happy to see that MFD finally has been reissued. I still listen to my vinyl copy every now and then. My buddy has a copy as well so whenever we visit each other we always listen to "Blind Marie" and all the other gems. It´s one of the true masterpieces of the 70´s. Now with the internet I hope the whole world will discover those amazing songs and that soulful voice. Let´s spread the word about Bobs music to as many as possible! Gotta get my hands on a CD copy of MFD(and hopefully the rest of the CDs that are available as well). Peace, Håkan.
davis
July 16, 2008
i've been looking for "blind marie" for decades. stumbled upon it only just today. my heart is happy. it's been over twenty years since iv'e had the album, or met anyone who heard of the tales from frog's dick. thank you for filling a hole in this boy's musical soul.
pete g
Teddy Vachovetz
June 14, 2008
Still have the same Midwest Farm Disaster album I got in the early '70's and still listen to it often. I'm an old folkie and a half-assed poet. Seeing Pete Seeger at the Beacon Strawberry Festival tomorrow. Thanks Bob for still being around
Mike Allen
June 7, 2008
How is everything? Well I hope. I was very sad to have missed your show in Thomas, Wv. It ruined my whole month. Good friends of mine Jay and Patty McCracken were there and Jay still loves to tell the story of meeting you. We all still love to hear it also. I wish I could have made the trip but another time I hope. I love all of your music but my favorite album is your first. Midwest Farm Disaster. All the songs on the album take me through the highs and lows of my life. I am a music fanatic. Music gets me through every day and your music is among my favorite. I try to teach myself Old Rass on guitar but am hoplessly lost. Wondering if you could tip me off as to the chording or somthing. If you cant I understand, you sing it best anyway. Hope to hear from you.
DJ
May 30, 2008
Midwest Farm Disaster is back;
some of the best news this century! The CD reissue sounds obviously sourced from an LP or acetate, and here in the Age of Remastering I wonder why it couldn't be sourced from the original master tapes? Still, as a means of exposing more people to this fine music it'll do just fine.
pemo
May 1, 2008
i've been looking for "blind marie" for decades. stumbled upon it only just today. my heart is happy. it's been over twenty years since iv'e had the album, or met anyone who heard of the tales from frog's dick. thank you for filling a hole in this boy's musical soul.
pete g
Tracie Shrader
April 6, 2008
Bob, I grew up next door to Tex McGuire in Pickaway, and am still freinds w/ his dau. via email.She forwarded an online article about you and Tex. It mentioned a film about his life...how can we get this film???? God, I miss Tex and his stories about Lucille's biscuits!
Larry
March 31, 2008
I saw you play on "Local Music Rocks" tonight and loved your music. Hits home. I have a very special, old friend who sounded similar to you when he plan alot many years ago in the 70's. As I said, it hits home. Great music. I'm going to but a CD when I get home from this business trip and tell my friend about this web site. Keep it goin! Great stuff!
Richard Steward
March 19, 2008
I am ecstatic! I have carried the songs of the Midwest Farm Disaster from coast to coast and coast to coast and on again. I had no idea I could find the music again. Lost my album and home cassettes years ago. But I remembered whole songs and parts of others. Road through the midwest in 75 by bicycle and saw it right up front. Been homeless three times since '72 but doing real good for some time now, but do not forget for one minute hwere I've been. I lkisten to that vocie and those words and I know you know where you've been, too. I started from Gloucester but our family went down with the fish. Moved a lot but always came back to Mass. Now on the edge of the Berkshires. You should hear my brook. See you in Shelburne.
fiza
March 18, 2008
I have just recently been introduced to Bob Martin's music. Sounds remarkably like the Oklahoma Red Dirt singer/songwriter, Mike McClure! I'm lovin' it.
Sean
March 5, 2008
Took my wife and young boys to your show at the Stagecoach in groton. We all enjoyed it immensely. I have all 3 of your cd's on rotation and have been sharing wihth everyone I run into. We hope to see you again soon.
nancy young
February 18, 2008
I have just recently been introduced to Bob Martin's music. Sounds remarkably like the Oklahoma Red Dirt singer/songwriter, Mike McClure! I'm lovin' it.
Cheryl Welcome
January 18, 2008
It was 1973. I was working for a women's discount clothing store named Pic'n Save upstairs from McQuade's Department Store in downtown Lowell. We had a huge speaker faced out the window and played albums in an attempt to gain customers. One day, in comes this beautiful woman with a smile on her face telling us about her husband who just came out with an album, Midwest Farm Disaster. She offered the album to us to play. That woman was Ann Marie and her husband is Bob Martin. I still have that album and have played it over and over and over again over these last (gulp) 25 years. And I think I have all of the music Bob has put out since then. For many years I have been wishing that one day Midwest Farm Disaster would be reissued as a CD and today I find my wish has been granted. So so happy. Thank you, Ann Marie for introducing me to the music and thank you, Bob, for who you are and what you do so well.
Cheryl Welcome
Jim Mullen
January 16, 2008
Wheels:
Happy to hear about your successful wring/singing career.Always knew you possessed the talent and ambition to pursue and succeed. It wa quite evident when you experimented with various vocals and lyrics (back then it was Doo Wop if I recall correctly)in the alley way between Zud Kludjian's apartment and Beaver McGadden's house. I plan on being at the Brewery Exchange to honor the rerelease of your classic "Midwest Farm Disaster". Hopefully, some of the other Page's usual suspects ( Dave, John, Gary,Crow,Brian Kenny etc. ) will be there to celebrate your time in the sun.
See ya then
Jim
Tom "Wildman" Wirtanen
January 2, 2008
The re-release of "Midwest Farm Disaster" brings us full circle and is a monumental accomplishment for my mentor and the man who is to songwriting what Kerouac was to literature. I am looking at the original 33 and am reminded of how many of them I wore out learning to write music. Now the youngsters have the original to inspire yet another generation to create images in song. All of us who were there and who experienced Martin's Farm see our youth restored again. Thank God for Bob Martin.
Sandy Spence
December 2, 2007
I am so excited about the re-release of Midwest Farm Disaster. I first heard it back in '74 and know it by heart. Looking forward to the performing with you at The Brewery Exchange on January 19th!
doug coffland
November 21, 2007
Bob, thanks for the new release of Midwest Farm Disaster. I can not wait to get my copy. an old friend of Bo Z., Martha Clutter, turned me on to you in the 70's. it took me a long time to find the out of print albums, but i did find them and loved hearing them again. Last Chance Rider is a gem. let me know where and when i can order the rereleased MFD from you. much luck in the future.
John Rogers
November 17, 2007
In 1972 my friend gave me "Midwest Farm Disaster" to listen to. Seems as though my friend Buck had an interest in Bob but was telling me the people at RCA were putting more energy into Bob Dylan. I was blown away by the lyrics and the raw music. Today, 30 years or more since I put the album away, I dug it out to digitize it for my ipod. It was just as I remembered it, real and gritty. After listening again I put Bob Martin on Google and lo and behold Riversong tells me that the Midwest Farm Disaster will be released as a CD today, November 17, 2007. What are the odds on that. I was thinking about Bob Martin all morning today and this is the day. I haven't thought about him for over 30 years. WOW.
November 15, 2007
Bob Dont Know if you remember Gordies long haired kid from Bolton I'll see you sat at the run .Often thought about you still have midwest farm disaster record! peace&God Bless!!!
BC Richards
October 31, 2007
Midwest Farm Disaster ruined my life. It was the first. But ya can't have just one. Had to try a little Steve Goodman, which led to Jerry Jeff, and finally the hard stuff - John Prine. It's been a monkey on my back for over 30 years. And a sh-t eating grin on the puss. Still tryin' for the original high. The original LP was lost in Katrina. Waiting on the CD. I need my fix man!
david bales
August 26, 2007
Can't wait for a Midwest Farm Disaster
The Procrastinators
August 1, 2007
Been a big fan since picking up "Midwest Farming Disaster" for 50 cents in the cutout bin in the 70's. Compelled to cough up the big bucks soley on the picture of that pig! Turned out that album would be a big influence on our writing. Check us out at: www.myspace.com/myprocrastinators
Roman Rusinov
July 31, 2007
Hi!May be you remember me. I am a guy from Russia. You met me near The Burger King.You were looking for Starbucks.You gave me your CD as a gift.I have listened to it and I wonder why but I liked it.I see that your songs are not just a way of getting money.I can't understand why few people know you.Now music without any plot is very popular.And you... who sing really good songs is unknown.I feel sorry about it. When you sing you express yourself.I like it.In Russia you could be very popular.I think you have a lot of things to do,so thank you for paying attantion to this comments.Good Luck!!!
P.S.Sorry about mistakes.
Peggy
July 13, 2007
My MFD album is lovingly held together with duct tape. I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a Joe Pye festival. I'll start bending some elbows.
Gary Mateja
July 6, 2007
Wish we could be at the Old Worthen this Saturday night!
It was 30 years ago when I found MFD in with some promotional LP's. Bought one for myself and one for WOJB Radio in Hayward, Wi.
Recently found that my lp's of MFD and Last Chance Rider can be digitized to CD, so no more new scratches and pops.
BEST WISHES TO YOU, BOB!
Jack
June 27, 2007
Found "Midwest Farm Disaster" album at Jellyfish records. It's flying via mail to my house...I can't wait...It is one of the best albums ever. Hope this helps you all in spreading the word about Bob. And if you never heard anything from album you are in for a rare treat. Hope this helps all you Midwest Junkies looking for this rare album. Bob ....get this album on cd....it will sell a ton.
Keep strumin
Jack
Arlington, Ma
Dan Johnson
June 20, 2007
I met bob in the 70's at the appalshop. I think he was working on a film about utah phillips. He was with his brother-in-law. I was an apprentice filmmaker at the time. last chance rider was a great album but midwest farm disaster was unbelievable! frogdick sd and blind marie! wish you could still get that album!
dj
Dan Stevens
June 1, 2007
I remember buying a copy of Midwest Farm Disaster in 1974 in a bargain bin, no less.. One of the absolute best, most poignant albums I've ever heard. And I'm picking up a copy of "Next To Nothing" at Bullmoose Records this weekend. Bob Martin makes me proud to be a New Englander.
Dan Stevens
Gardiner, Maine
Tim Coe
May 30, 2007
I have a copy of the "Midwest Farm Disaster" LP that I cherish dearly. One of my dad's friends left it at our house after a party one night when I was a kid, and I never let it go. Any chance that this album and "Last Chance Rider" will ever be available on CD? Your newer stuff is great, but I really like the old stuff too!
Bill Burns
May 23, 2007
Thanks for the music. As a fellow Lowellian, whose Father painted houses, your stuff really hits home. Looking forward to new music and a show...
Bill
Kay Desjean
April 19, 2007
I'm so excited about the new site -the shows - everything! Since being introduced to your music a few years back I've become a huge fan! Having purchased your last two CDs at your BullRun show, I went on a hunt to find the first two albums - and I'm happy to say I did and love them both! Your work is amazing, thank you so much!
Bo Zabierek
March 31, 2007
Hey Bob,
I love the new website! I'm sure the West Virginia Wonders and the Whitenecks are available for the Sweden Tour with Sandy Spence!!!
Please ask T. to include Matin in her name on the website (in the interest of full disclosure). I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE RE-RELEASES OF THE TWO L.P.s
Kiss my sister for me.
Bo Z.
Jason Johans
March 19, 2007
Great new website! I am a product of the Monroe County community(offspring of the Powers family on the knobs). Just lettin' you know I spin my old "Last Chance Rider" vinyl every chance I get. I got my roomates hooked! Looking foreward to the book! Cheers.
Herve, pAris France
March 7, 2007
Hi Bob
Good to see this website alive and well!
Bring your guitar and play in Paris!
Herve,
www.acousticinparis.com
Henrik
February 28, 2007
I discovered Bob Martin’s music by what you might call a ”freak accident”. I had bought a record by Bob Mosley (of Moby Grape fame) on ebay but when I received the package it contained Midwest Farm Disaster. I contacted the seller and he admitted a mistake and would compensate me if i shipped the record to whoever had won the Bob Martin auction. Though before I did that I made a tape copy of the album and immediately fell in love with it. Now I’m looking forward to a re-release of MFD and I’m going to order all the other albums as well. Thank you for the music!
Henrik, Stockholm Sweden.
Nigel
February 15, 2007
Hi Bobby Boy,
Great web site.Hope your earlier work does make it onto cd.You also mention some possible new recordings? How about a Live cd.See you soon.
Your old Picking Pal,
Nigel
Jim + Martha Ford
February 13, 2007
We are so glad both of you are coming to Lancaster. Ed Boyce had told Martha that Bob had been ill but are happy to hear that you are doing better. Looking forward to seeing both of you March 31st in Lancaster Jim + Martha
Richard marsh
February 5, 2007
Quite a journey in '06 Bob. Please tell us something about your book. Since first hearing you at Cappy's in Lowell at the Kerouac festival some years ago, "The River Turns The Wheel" has become a constant comfort. Truly a beautiful creation... I hope it brings you as much joy as it brings me.
Mats Nilsson
January 29, 2007
I'm living in Sweden and I really love your music.
Midwest farm disaster is on such a great album. After I heard it I bought the rest of your albums on the net. I even found the "Last chance rider" album. I really love them all.
Would it be possible for you to come and play in Sweden?
I would be glad to help you out in any way on that one.
Peace
joan kenwright
January 20, 2007
hi there is there any way I can get to hear midwest farm disaster. My partner heard it once on the back of a dylan tape - i'd love to get another copy for him. joan