I was fortunate to see David Bromberg play the Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)in 1975 (or '76). My first encounter with him was at the Guitar Workshop on the Friday afternoon. There was an absolutely stellar array of guitar talent on that stage, including Leo Kottke, Martin Carthy, Paul Geremiah, Satefan Grossman and several of Grossnan's acolytes whose names I can't remember. Bromberg transcended them all. He kicked off with a version of "Travelling Man", which had me mesmerised, then went into the Arkansas Traveller which was just glorious. His set with his band in the evening was one of the unforgettable experiences of my life. Make no mistake, David Bromberg was, (and hopefully is) one of the finest, most inventive and dynamic performers you could ever hope to see.