From the latest issue of our German folk mag, Folker!, I learnt that Ken Hunt's biography of Martin Carthy (Prince Heathen: Martin Carthy and the English folksong revival)is nearing completion and will be published on the Swing 51 label in winter 2002. I'm looking forward to that!
Thanks also for some interesting suggestions above. There goes my budget! However, I haven't seen Joe Klein's biography of Woody Guthrie mentioned. Though not new, it's lovingly done, paints a broad picture, and I found it enjoyable to read. It was published in the UK by Faber&Faber. Also, I've read recently about another Guthrie biography, translated into German. I'll try to find the details.
Harvey, do you know of any other books about the Spinners? I found the Stuckey book in the Liverpool Tourist Information 20 years ago and had the sense to buy it (autographed! :-)), but I'd welcome being pointed to other material.