Beeswing

Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967–75

Richard Thompson

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780571348183
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

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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.'
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Table of contents

• Cover
• Landing Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• 1: To Jump Like Alice
• 2: Instead of Bleeding
• 3: A Dialogue Set to a Tune
• 4: Eggshells
• 5: Onward
• 6: The Angel
• 7: Just a Roll
• 8: Yankee Hopscotch
• 9: Tuppenny Bangers and Damp Squibs
• 10: For Hire
• 11: Return of the Fly
• 12: Bright Lights
• 13: The Strangers
• 14: Beeswing
• Afterword
• Epilogue
• Appendix A: Songs Quoted in the text
• Appendix B: Dreams
• Acknowledgements
• Lyrics Credits
• Index
• Plates
• About the Author
• Copyright