Mick Abrahams

Mick Abrahams was given his first music lessons by his mother, who was a piano teacher. When he transitioned to guitar, he formed a band with some schoolmates and began writing songs. When he met Ian Anderson, the two shared an interest in forming a band focused on original material, and they collaborated on several songs for the 1968 album This Was, the first studio recording by the now-famous British rock band Jethro Tull. Mick and Ian co-wrote “Beggar’s Farm,” and the album also included “Move On Alone,” which Mick wrote on his own. Soon after leaving the band, Mick formed Blodwyn Pig, which released several now-classic rock albums, including Ahead Rings Out (1969) and Getting to This (1970). The band reunited some years later to tour and record, releasing the album Lies in 1994. Mick was surprised that, after all those years, the band still had a strong fan base, with audiences often calling out requests to hear his songs such as “Drive Me,” “See My Way,” and “It’s Only Love.”