Beeswing: Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967–75

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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”s book Beeswing was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 17-04-2021