THE MUSIC OF BOB MARTIN
Nationally known folk singer, songwriter and recording artist Bob Martin is picky about his gigs. He won’t do bars or go where he’s a stranger. He plays fewer than a
Continue readingArticle / Music guides Martin’s life (from The Bolton Common)
The “Great Folk Scare” of the 1960s extended beyond the Greenwich Village scene that spawned the careers of Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Eric Anderson, and others. And if Bob
Continue readingArticle / Upstairs at Paradise (from San Francisco Bay Guardian)
Ernest Hemingway lamented that the world was lacking in undiscovered poets and unambitious writers. Add to that musicians who just aren’t in it for the money. Well, Bob Martin, from
Continue readingArticle / E * Files (from San Jose Mercury News)
The end of 1997 is here and I finally have a chance to catch my breath and consider all the music I’ve heard in the past 12 months. Sadly, some
Continue readingReview / 1997’s Best CD You Never Heard (from Electric City)
“Bob Martin had some major-label success during the ’70s, and then put it all on hold to raise a family. In 1997 just after releasing his first new album in