I attended the Davy Graham gig at the Stables, Wavendon, on Tuesday 23rd Oct. John Smith, the support act, was fine, the intermission followed and at around 9.20ish, later than billed, an unknown figure appeared on stage and gave a less than dazzling rendition of some folky/bluesy material-fine for a folk-club floorspot.
DG then took the stage, began to ramble on incoherently and then started to play, very badly.
I left the auditorium,(as did other audience members) after a couple of numbers, unable to stand the embarrassment of watching this guitar icon struggle his way through his set. Whatever his problem is, drink, drugs or illness, he has no right to trade on his former glory in this way. His fingering and timing were well off, and his slurred and obscure ramblings may have made perfect sense to him.
I have admired his playing since I was a teenager but would advise anyone thinking of attending his performances to invest in an early album rather than waste their cash funding Davy's habit, whatever it may be. A sorry sight and one I would not wish to repeat.