When we were touring Canada a couple of years ago we stopped to listen to Dave Harris in Victoria on Vancouver island- a one-man band with an astonishing range of instruments. Later, he posted here asking for contributions to his book on One Man Bands. Later he announced its publication. I put it on my Amazon wishlist at Xmas but ended up buying it myself. It has now arrived. It must have been a real labour of love for Dave. It is a weighty tome (the postage is hefty as a result) but a bargain for the cover price. It is profusely illustrated, mostly in full colour. There is a history from drum and tabor to the electric guys and multi-continent coverage, strongest on North America. The largest chapter is a full biography of my favourite, Jess Fuller and the volume is accompanied by a creditably brief errata slip and list of those players whose details arrived too late for inclusion, with web contacts if available. A very handsomely produced volume I'll be dipping into and poring over for months and I recommend it to anyone who plays or is interested in multi-instrument players. As a retired librarian I was particularly pleased to see it is fully indexed.

RtS
(who has enough trouble playing kazoo & washboard together)