STARRED Review, Booklist, "John Martyn . was a key figure on the 1960s-'70s British folk scene, known for his distinctive guitar style and idiosyncratic sound.A well-written, sympathetic biography of a complicated but important musical figure." Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times , Financial Times , Evening Standard and The Telegraph . "It's [the] adherence to home-truths. which gives Small Hours its power." 4**** Mojo "This painstaking, eloquent biography. balances the fan's assiduousness with a critic's sieving action.

" Observer "Excellent and necessary" Guardian "Unflinchingly critical of Martyn's failings and his substance-fuelled excesses (and) equally glowing in its praise of his finest achievements as a genre-blurring performer. Insightful and beautifully written." Shindig! "Thomson's subtle illumination of the relationship between Martyn and his work is one of the many strengths of a balanced and insightful biography." The Herald "Landmark book. Graeme Thomson sees merit in the music but does not ignore the appalling decline. 8/10" Classic Rock.