Another enthusiastic recommendation for the book here. Joe is a great storyteller with a dry sense of humor and the book will be of interest to all Fairport/Richard Thompson/Nick Drake/Incredible String Band/etc. fans

That is certainly true but the book's appeal is not limited to fans of those artists.

There can't be many individuals who were central to events at the so-called 'Battle of Newport' and who were also later present at Woodstock.

I did not know that Joe Boyd was also responsible for producing Duelling Banjos and for organising early European Tours for Muddy Waters, Rev Gary Davis and much more.