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  • Beeswing

  • Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967–75
  • By: Richard Thompson
  • Narrated by: Richard Thompson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Beeswing

By: Richard Thompson
Narrated by: Richard Thompson
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Publisher's summary

***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

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Critic reviews

W"Thompson could be said to be an English Dylan - only in some ways he's even better than that." (Guardian)

"This quiet joy of a memoir is just what you'd expect from one of the finest British musicians of the last 50 years." (Richard Williams)

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