The night of Friday 28th January, 1972, I had fantasic seats - front row centre. Mary was first
on stage to accompanied by thunderous applause. She was dressed in a long bright red evening dress, & looked stunning. Her husband Tony Visconti followed wearing white jeans, white T-shirt with Suzuki printed on the front and a white Indian leather jacket.
At each concert on Australia she was backed by Tony on Double Bass, Brian Willeby on Guitar, & a Sting Quartet, coducted by Tony.
Mary's first song was "Those Were The Days". Throughout the concert her applause was fantastic, the audience loved her.
The songs Mary performed in order were:-

THOSE WERE THE DAY'S
OCEAN SONG
JEFFERSON
WATER PAPER AND CLAY
SPARROW
STREETS OF LONDON
DAFYDD Y GAREG WEN
IF I FELL
MORNING HAS BROKEN
HOW COME THE SUN
GOODBYE
(Encore)
INTERNATIONAL
The concert was chatty & informal with Mary urging the audience to join in if they knew the words.
After the concert I then had the pleasure of meeting Mary & Tony backstage, where we talked about
various things.
Mary told me that on their return to England they were going to pick up Tony's pet cat. After this
they were going to start work on her  new L.P. which would contain some Tom Paxton songs. Mary
also told me she wanted to start writing her own songs.
Mary also told me that she had been ill yesterday and today & went on stage against doctors orders.
I asked Mary about the reports in about her concert in Adelaide at "Meadows Technicolour Fair",
where she was supposed to have been disgusted, walked off stage and was upset by the crowd.
Mary told me that this was not so, & that a copuple of ignorant people in the audience threw a stick
and a beer can, but 99% of the crowd were definately behind her all the way.....all that happened was
that her guitarist - Brian Willeby was struch with a piece of wood and walked off just before the last
number, but apart from that all was happy.
I gave Mary a present of an Australian Clock made of Mulgawood, which she liked very much, & she
let me take a couple of photographs of her. She also thanked me for the flowers I had sent to her
on her arival in Australia at the "Commode Chateau Hotel" in Sydney.
I thanked Mary for such a wonderful concert and that I hoped I would see her again one day.


 




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