Folk Music from DAVID DONALDSON

Review This is a beautiful book, one that would not disgrace your coffee table at all. Yes, it is a songbook, but it is more than that: Each song is accompanied by text from Calum or Rory or, frequently, both, describing the circumstances that gave rise to the song, the ideas it was inspired by, and some anecdotes of… Read more about this item

David Cousins (Strawbs), Iain Matthews, Ralph McTell, Al Stewart, Richard Thompson and America's Arlo Guthrie describe in detail what defines a singer-songwriter and what drives them. They offer their thoughts on the balance between voice and instrument, the relationship between songs and audience, spirituality and society, channelling influences and the context of the politics of the day, while shedding light… Read more about this item

Manchester University Press - Transforming folk Book is like New English folk - rock, a former progressive rock music style, has emerged since the post - punk era as a world music style that appeals to a broad spectrum of music fans who do not regard issues such as maintenance of authenticity and tradition as key factors in the preservation process.… Read more about this item

Profiles the life and work of Bert Jansch, guitarists' guitarist and songwriters' songwriter. He has been admired by stars as diverse as Bob Dylan, Johnny Marr and Jarvis Cocker, and this book looks at his life from his early days in Scotland to his 1995 album "When the Circus Comes to Town". As a long-time admirer, I came away with a… Read more about this item