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Post by calndel on Aug 31, 2018 21:21:27 GMT
Del recently listen to Nick Frost's autobiography truths, half truths and little white lies
He really enjoyed it as Nick was a bit of a made raver who had a lot of personal issues to deal with but at the end of the day he comes across a ordinary guy who ended up getting famous
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 19:19:21 GMT
Also recommended is "A Hero For High Times" by Ian Marchant
its loosely about the life and times of Bob Rowbury and a history of the counter culture movements from early London Jazz scene of the 50's to the death of the illegal rave scenes this guy was in at some defining moments . Isle Of Wight Involved with a who's who off musicians . Well worth a read for anybody interested in music counter culture.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 10:49:22 GMT
Just finished Good Night And Good Riddance by David Cavanagh .
When a BBC DJ had finished there shows they had to submit a PasB form that got archived. David Cavanagh dug out 35 years worth of John Peels for his various Radio Shows . Each chapter has a short narrative background to explain the Artists who he
championed and what went on in the background at the BBC . One of the pieces of info that interested me was New Order played headline Act at a Womad Festival in 1985, any body out there remember this one, great anecdotes about Bhundu's Four Brothers Diblo Dibala Amayenge and
other Womad Fav's
Well worth a read through.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 10:50:48 GMT
 Just Published by Paul Hegarty "Peter Gabriel Global Citizen" Reaktion Books |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 11:03:26 GMT
Also just got "Messing up The Paintwork The Wit and Wisdom Of Mark E. Smith "  |
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Post by beef on Sept 15, 2018 8:58:39 GMT
Just halfway through Thomas Brooman's "My Festival Romance" - entertaining & fascinating recollections of his involvement with Womad, from the very beginning at the start of the 80s. Would recommend to anyone who has loved Womad over the years.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 11:54:07 GMT
The Thomas Brooman is on my list
just reading "The Face Of Britain" by Simon Schama its a heavy tome , each chapter is dedicated to a National Portait picture and the history surrounding it from Churchill to Christ and all points between, well researched and very informative.
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Post by calndel on Sept 19, 2018 21:13:12 GMT
Del is working his way through the 4th game of thrones book
he may be sometime as its 30 hours long
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Post by Rendrags on Nov 20, 2018 19:27:37 GMT
Just halfway through Thomas Brooman's "My Festival Romance" - entertaining & fascinating recollections of his involvement with Womad, from the very beginning at the start of the 80s. Would recommend to anyone who has loved Womad over the years. I've just finished reading this book - I would wholeheartedly recommend it. As a relative newbie to Womad (my first was 2008), I found it very interesting to read how the author was involved with the very start of Womad and how it came to into being, and the many anecdotes from his organising of Womad festival both in the UK and overseas over the years.
Put it on your Christmas wish list! 
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Post by calndel on Dec 1, 2018 20:06:54 GMT
a thoroughly good read (or listen in Del's case) Tom Jones Autobiography over the top and back again  |
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Post by watergirl on Jan 21, 2019 0:42:01 GMT
“Just finished Good Night And Good Riddance by David Cavanagh .
When a BBC DJ had finished there shows they had to submit a PasB form that got archived. David Cavanagh dug out 35 years worth of John Peels for his various Radio Shows . Each chapter has a short narrative background to explain the Artists who he
championed and what went on in the background at the BBC . One of the pieces of info that interested me was New Order played headline Act at a Womad Festival in 1985, any body out there remember this one, great anecdotes about Bhundu's Four Brothers Diblo Dibala Amayenge and
other Womad Fav's
Well worth a read through.”
I am just over halfway through it. As it happens David Cavanagh died recently, quite unexpected apparently.
I was an avid John Peel listener so it is nice to read back things I actually remember. It’s a great piece of music history. Strangely I do get the impression though that Cavanagh didn’t actually like JP.
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Post by Rendrags on Jan 21, 2019 20:06:06 GMT
I'm currently reading this too! About 3/4 of the way through. A good read, though am reaching the point in the early 90's when I stopped listening to Peel - I wasn't keen on a lot of the stuff he was playing, and having a young family I didn't have much time to listen to night time radio. Cavanagh was quite critical of Peel at times, though I think held him in high regard. |
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Post by beef on Jul 15, 2019 12:41:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2019 11:42:17 GMT
Jakob Wegelius "The Murderer's Ape"
down as Childrens foreign language Fiction
Loved this book
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Post by Rendrags on Jul 19, 2019 8:46:45 GMT
Beef, I was doon the front with Beanstew watching last year - were you at the front too? |
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