{"product_id":"richard-thompson-beeswing-2021-hardback","title":"Richard Thompson: Beeswing [2021] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP FIVE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eROUGH TRADE, \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCLASH,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUNCUT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe memoir of international music icon Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I encourage everyone to read this wonderful book.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELVIS COSTELLO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thompson could be said to be an English Dylan - only in some ways he's even better than that.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard 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, \u003ci\u003eBeeswing \u003c\/i\u003evividly captures the life of an international music icon in a world on the cusp of change\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping . . . A quiet joy of a memoir.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thompson writes exceptionally well . . . If you love music in all its myriad forms, you'll love this book.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intimate, revealing tome, \u003ci\u003eBeeswing\u003c\/i\u003e is the voice of a figure at the heart of the British counter-culture.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCLASH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Perceptive, lyrical, amiable and seemingly effortless . . . required reading.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCAUGHT BY THE RIVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Thompson's book \u003ci\u003eBeeswing\u003c\/i\u003e was a Sunday Times Bestseller w\/c 17-04-2021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thompson, Richard","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51590708986195,"sku":"9780571348169","price":28.57,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":51590708953427,"sku":"XG80571348169","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/thompson-richard-richard-thompson-beeswing-2021-hardback-1183781502.jpg?v=1754693854","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/richard-thompson-beeswing-2021-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}