I can share what’s publicly known, but I don’t have live access to news feeds right now. Here’s what’s been reported recently about John and Beverley Martyn.
Beverley Martyn’s death: Multiple outlets reported Beverley Martyn, the British folk singer who collaborated with John Martyn in the late 1960s and early 1970s, died in late April 2026 at age 79. A family statement confirmed her passing and publicly acknowledged her role in the folk scene and her collaborations with John Martyn.[4][5][6][7]
John Martyn’s context: John Martyn (her former husband) passed away earlier, in 2009, with subsequent biographical material noting his volatile relationship with Beverley and its impact on her career; this context appears across recent retrospectives and obituaries surrounding Beverley Martyn.[2][3][7]
Posthumous coverage and reflections: Several outlets published tributes and biographical pieces reflecting Beverley’s contributions to the 1960s London folk scene, her resilience after leaving an abusive marriage, and her later resurgence with recordings like The Phoenix and the Turtle. Coverage spans major outlets and specialist folk/music sites.[6][7][9][10][4]
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Beverley Martyn, the British folk singer-songwriter, has died. The news broke via a statement from the family of the late John Martyn, saying she passed “peacefully at home” on Monday (April 27). She was 79. “Beverley was a remarkable woman of great inner strength. She was beautiful, intelligent, warm and kind,” the statement added. Beverley…
stereogum.comJOHN MARTYN’S CITY STRUGGLE FOUR YEARS ago John Martyn came south from Scotland, and next February he will be moving back with his wife and family. Those four years have been a constant struggle against the oppression of the city, but considering his abject aversion to this kind of environment, he has succeeded in his […]
johnmartyn.comIt is with profund sadness, that we announce that Beverley...
johnmartyn.comBeverley Martyn, best known for her two records with John Martyn in the early 1970s, died last week at the age of 79. A statement released on the John Martyn
salutfolk.comBeverley Martyn, a British singer poised for fame in the 1960s until a whirlwind romance with a guitarist turned into a nightmarish marriage, nearly killing her dream to make music of her own, died April 27. She was 79.
www.bostonglobe.comBeverley Martyn, the British folk singer-songwriter whose career touched nearly every significant corner of the 1960s and 1970s folk and rock scene, has died peacefully at home at the age of 79. A statement from the family of her former husband, the late John Martyn, confirmed the news. “Beverley was a remarkable woman of great […]
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