tallisbyrd wrote:Re Sandy Robertson's of July about the Maryland Club and the name it traded under when hosting Edgar Broughton and the like, I think this was The Morpheus Club. I saw Broughton, Bridget St John, Michael Chapman and Kevin Ayers & The Whole World there in 1969-71. Willlie Cuthbertson's son, Eric, was a good blues guitarist and often played there, and I think Grail and Glass Unicorn were also local. Also a screening of 'Don't Look Back'.
Whilst Eric was a good Blues guitarist and later Blues DJ on Q96 he did make up the story of Willie being his dad, uncle, brother. The first screening of Don't look back was held at The Maryland (as previously mentioned) was a fundraiser for a proposed Arts Lab in Glasgow.
It would be helpful if we had some printed evidence that The Maryland was called the Morpheus at any time on its journey via Sands to the Cotton Club.