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Beeswing by Richard Thompson
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Beeswing

Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967โ€“75
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Narrator Richard Thompson
Length 7 hours 19 minutes
Language English
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***READ BY THE AUTHOR***

THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A BOOK OF THE YEAR
ROUGH TRADE, THE TIMES, ROLLING STONE, CLASH,MOJO, UNCUT
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.'
CAUGHT BY THE RIVER

Richard Thompson is a world-renowned singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work in the folk rock group Fairport Convention. Rolling Stone named him as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time. Thompson has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for Songwriting on both sides of the Atlantic, and is the recipient of an Ivor Novello Award. He was awarded an OBE in 2011. He continues to write and record new material, and frequently performs live at venues throughout the world. Faber & Faber published his biography Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice 1967-75 in 2021; it was a Sunday Times bestseller.

Richard Thompson is a world-renowned singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work in the folk rock group Fairport Convention. Rolling Stone named him as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time. Thompson has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for Songwriting on both sides of the Atlantic, and is the recipient of an Ivor Novello Award. He was awarded an OBE in 2011. He continues to write and record new material, and frequently performs live at venues throughout the world. Faber & Faber published his biography Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice 1967-75 in 2021; it was a Sunday Times bestseller.

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