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[Paul Backskin]

I was watching the glastonbury dvd yesterday & about 3/4 of the way through there is a black man playing 'sometimes I feel like a motherless child' on an acoustic guitar & he falls off his chair at the end of the tune. It looked like an awesome performance by a talented individual but can anyone tell me who he is or any links on youtube?

[Paul Backskin]

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[pie_and_a_pint]

I know the song - it's a traditional African American song, but only know the Tom Jones version...  

Does this Wiki link help - could it be any of these people performing?

http://en.wikipedia....otherless_Child

[glasto-worker]

Was it richie havens ?

[Paul Backskin]

Hats off to you!! Yeah thats him, Ive been trying to find that out since the dvd came out. Still trying to fing the clip from the dvd on youtube though  

[glasto-worker]

Paul Backskin, on 21 April 2011 - 10:31 AM, said:

Hats off to you!! Yeah thats him, Ive been trying to find that out since the dvd came out. Still trying to fing the clip from the dvd on youtube though  

When I spotted your post I knew it had to be Richie Havens who won so many fans at Woodstock - he was the first to play 15 August 1969

just check out who was playing http://en.wikipedia....dstock_Festival

now that was a festival -

I have American friends who went - the facilities was very basic due to them being forced to move venues very close to it starting .

I occasional wear my Woodstock t-shirt that my friends gave me and its amazing how many people want to buy it .

[Mardy]

I love Richie Haven's version of 'Back to my roots'. I'm sure you'll know the song, but this is by far and away the best cover of it (Oddessy's version is the most well known). I'm not so keen on this live version, but his recorded version is immense. Really recommend hunting it down

[grumpyhack]

I was there - Richie Havens at Glasto - and he was superb.  
A lot of Americans and others who'd been at Woodstock came over for the early Glastos and Shepton Mallett before it became Glasto and one of my illusions was shattered about the peace and love of Woodstock.
An American couple camped next to us called at our tent and asked if we had any sugar they could borrow.  So we gave them some.
"How much do you want for it?" they asked.
"Nothing," I said.  "It's just some sugar."
They were really suprised and said that at Woodstock everyone was charging everyone for everything.  There wasn't so much sharing but a lot of selling.
I was stunned.  I can't imagine ever charging someone at Glasto for a cup of sugar.

[Strummer74]

Aah a fantastic dvd by the way.

Think I've watched it 4 times already this year.Bound to get a few more plays before June

[Paul Backskin]

Strummer74, on 21 April 2011 - 05:50 PM, said:

Aah a fantastic dvd by the way.

Think I've watched it 4 times already this year.Bound to get a few more plays before June

DITTO! I watched it twice at the weekend just about to head over to a mates who wants to borrow it so I guess I'll have to watch it with him!