recordings on Pye and had both a TV and radio series. By ’67 the band had fallen apart after management wrangles so Dave was looking for something new and more musically fulfilling. Playing solo at Universities and folk clubs he honed his style, plundering the catalogue of Phil Oakes, Tom Paxton, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and other ’60s figureheads.
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It was a chance meeting between Dave and Marian at The Anglers pub in Teddington, Surrey that cemented the musical union that was to give birth to Jade. Dave recounts, “I was looking for something and so was she. We wanted to play the same material and best of all what I saw and heard that night with her oh-so English voice, counterpoised against a transatlantic guitar style, told me she was the other part of what I wanted to be doing.” From that moment
By ’68 Marianne was starting to listen to a more diverse assortment of American music. “I had been listening to sounds coming out of America,” she recalls. “Tim Buckley, Seals & Crofts, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffy Sainte Marie, and also the productions of Phil Spector. I was also into British Artists such as Cat Stevens, David Bowie and the early Rolling Stones. These were my influences musically.” Marian progressed to writing her own songs but she did not feel confident with them in a live environment until Dave began to encourage her. It wasn’t until six months into ’68 that Marian felt comfortable enough to include her songs in the duo’s set list but despite her
and Marian Segal in full flight
By this time the duo had attracted the attention of famed folk agent Sandy Glennon who took them under his wing and booked them as stand-ins for Johnny Silvo and Alex Campbell, both of whom had a habit of dropping out on gigs. Eventually, after much hard work, Dave and Marian established themselves on the UK circuit in their own right, which enabled them to work at clubs all over the UK. The schedule included regular radio spots on shows such as Folk On Sunday with Jim Lloyd and appearances on regional television
“ As we became successful and met more artists professionally and socially, we could see and hear the changes in the clubs”
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on Dave Waite and Marian Segal became a well-known duo on the UK folk scene.
initial misgivings the songs went down very well with the audiences who loved both Marian and her material. Dave recalls, “They loved Marian’s songs and the places she took them to, in just one line. I stood and saw how she made the connection between herself and the audience.”
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