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Thread #141605   Message #3260402
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
20-Nov-11 - 10:20 AM
Thread Name: Folk Musician - Autobiography.
Subject: RE: Folk Musician - Autobiography.
I love all of them - almost as much as the music.

Christy moore's was good where he told his life story by showing how he had related to various songs. Original.

Society Blues by Elijah Wald - about Josh White is one of my favourites. Also his book on dave Van Ronk is a good read.

Derek Brimstones was quite good - but I wish he had told it like it was.

Ralph McTells two volumes are similarly considerate of the feelings of the living.

Baby Let Me Follow You Down by Ric von Scmidt and Jim Rooney are good.

Bit disappointed by Last Night's Fun was expecting more actual fun for the reader.

Patrick Humphries book about Nick Drake is a very interesting social document. I'm not really convinced by his analysis of drakes personality, but I can see how he might come to think what he does think.

Lots more, but I realise that's just my opinion.