I was just emailed by a mate from Worcester who went to the show. It was along the lines of, 'Is this the bloke you've been banging on about for years? He was off his face and incapable of coherent performance. We left!'.
I'm very saddened to receive this and also very angry about what appears to me an attempt to trade on Davys name by the people surrounding him. His trials and troubles are well documented and its patently obvious that he should not be placed in this situation. Anyone purporting to have his interests at heart should at least be 'minding' him in the fullest sense of the word if it is his will to perform again. He IS capable of quality performance still. I have so far discovered that the booking agency (An excellent outfit with a good reputation, by the way, and known to me personally) who put this tour together sent someone to see him a while back at a gig in the Union Chapel which was very good and they based their decision to book the tour on that show.
Aside from this, I must once again reiterate that Davys 'Folk Blues and beyond' album remains for me one of the most important records ever made. I heard it when I was 14 years old and it has shaped my musical life ever since. It is available currently on fledg'ling records and anyone who wishes Davy well and wants to help him should buy it from them as he gets the royalties denied him by most of the other re releases of his albums.
I sincerely hope that Davys current 'managers' come to their senses and realise that they have to start taking big responsibilty if they continue with any of this (What I consider to be) exploitation.