Songbook
The Lyrics and Music of Steven Heighton
$60.90
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
23 April 2024
Summary
From the award-winning, multi-genre author and musician Steven Heighton, Songbook brings together Heighton’s lyrics and music for the first time in a single volume, including his final songs, which have never been heard or seen until now.
When Steven Heighton died suddenly of cancer in 2022, he was in the middle of an intensely creative period of songwriting. He released his first album of original material, The Devil’s Share, in 2021 and was preparing to record his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770417717 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770417710 |
| Author: | Steven Heighton, Ginger Pharand |
| Publisher: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Imprint: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 23 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 154mm |
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Critics Review
“Do yourself a favour: give Heighton’s songs a listen and his lyrics a read. The craftsmanship is a delight to behold?—?and a tantalizing hint of what might have been had cancer not silenced him so abruptly.” — Literary Review of Canada
About The Author
Steven Heighton
Steven Heighton (1961–2022) was a musician and the award-winning author of 20 books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, including the New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Afterlands and The Waking Comes Late, winner of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry. In 2021, he released his first album, The Devil’s Share. He lived in Kingston, Ontario.
Ginger Pharand is a literary editor, educator, and psychotherapist. Originally from South Carolina, she lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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