Beeswing

£9.99

Richard Thompson came of age at an extraordinary moment in British culture. It was 1967 and popular music was reflecting a wide range of influences. In the midst of this musical awakening, eighteen-year-old guitarist Thompson co-founded legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention and helped them to invent a new genre of music. Going back to his childhood and reflecting on this heady period of personal creative intensity, Thompson details life on the road, his relationship with bandmate Sandy Denny, playing alongside Jimi Hendrix and Nick Drake, a devastating car crash, his partnership with his ex-wife Linda, and his personal spiritual journey from esoteric bookshops to extraordinary meetings with saints in Morocco.

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A BOOK OF THE YEAR
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CLASH, MOJO, UNCUT

The memoir of international music icon Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention.

‘I encourage everyone to read this wonderful book.’
ELVIS COSTELLO

‘Thompson could be said to be an English Dylan – only in some ways he’s even better than that.’
GUARDIAN

Richard Thompson came of age during an extraordinary moment in 1960s Britain – as music began to reflect a great cultural awakening, the guitarist and songwriter co-founded Fairport Convention, ushering in the era of folk rock. An intimate memoir of personal discovery and creative intensity, Beeswing vividly captures the life of an international music icon in a world on the cusp of change

‘Gripping . . . A quiet joy of a memoir.’
GUARDIAN

‘Thompson writes exceptionally well . . . If you love music in all its myriad forms, you’ll love this book.’
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS

‘An intimate, revealing tome, Beeswing is the voice of a figure at the heart of the British counter-culture.’
CLASH

‘Perceptive, lyrical, amiable and seemingly effortless . . . required reading.’
CAUGHT BY THE RIVER

Additional information

Weight 0.268 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xiii, 262 , 16 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

728.42166092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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