Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending, revised and expanded edition
An Incredible String Band Compendium
$83.10
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2023
Summary
“Encyclopaedic in scope, passionate in tone, this book is a minotaur’s labyrinth of information about one of the most remarkable groups in 20th century music. Be glad, for everything you need to know is here.” (Rob Young, The Wire)
First published in 2003 and long out of print, Be Glad For The Song Has No Ending - An Incredible String Band Compendium is the definitive book about the ISB.
Containing a wealth of interviews, essays, and ephemera from the band’s brief but…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913689506 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1913689506 |
| Author: | Adrian Whittaker |
| Publisher: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Imprint: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 146mm |
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Critics Review
“Encyclopaedic in scope, passionate in tone, this book is a minotaur’s labyrinth of information about one of the most remarkable groups in 20th-century music. Be glad, for everything you need to know is here.”
—Rob Young, The Wire
About The Author
Adrian Whittaker
Adrian Whittaker has written for The Wire, Shindig! and Record Collector. In 2003 he edited Be Glad- An Incredible String Band Compendium. In 2019 he published Fitting Pieces To The Jigsaw, the definitive book on Irish psych-folk band Dr. Strangely Strange (Ozymandias Books). He has also written and presented a number of music history documentaries for Resonance FM.
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