Woodstock 50 years: I was there

On this day fifty years ago, West Cork-based Jim Fielder was on his way to play at the music festival that defined an era. He tells Ellie O’Byrne about his  memories of the event, and stints with the likes of Frank Zappa

Bass player Jim Fielder has performed and recorded with everyone from Tim Buckley to Frank Zappa to Neil Sedaka. He has moved to Ireland just in time for the 50th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock festival, which he played with his band of the time, multi Grammy award-winning jazz-rock outfit Blood, Sweat & Tears.