Roy Harper 17/3/1974

I found out the date of the gig I saw in 1974 from an online complete list of Harper gigs. It was March 17th 1974 at Newcastle City Hall. This gig was notable for a weird reason - the morning of the gig I sat upright whilst still asleep and said 'Zieg Heil we're going to a rally'. I was woken up and asked what I was dreaming about but I had no recollection. Fast forward to the gig when about twenty minutes in Roy gazed at the audience and said ' This is just like being at Nuremberg'. Weird! As to the gig, I can't actually place specific songs or memories. So many Harper gigs over the years that they merge into each other. Safe to say that during this period you got to hear '12 Hours of Sunset', 'Highway Blues' , 'One Man rock and roll band' and 'Another day' for sure. By 1974 Harper had a tremendous catalogue of songs to pick from, his guitar playing always rhythmic and confident,and provided he could drag himself away from extended monologues every gig a joy.