We're back! And with a great new summer issue, featuring - in something of a coup for Songbook - a rare interview with John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee.
We also talk to one of folk music's elder statesmen, Roy Bailey, and to highly regarded American songwriter John Prine. Oh, and as the fine weather has us feeling so mellow, how appropriate that we catch up with 60s musical icon and Mellow Yellow man, Donovan.
Perhaps there was something in the water, because Issue 8 also includes interviews with even more singer-songwriters than you can shake a stick at … Britain's "historical folk-rocker" (apparently) Al Stewart, now based Stateside though a regular visitor to these shores, plus American troubador Eric Taylor and delightful US songstress, Patty Griffin.
We also got to talk to American roots combo The Duhks (pronounced Ducks) whose new album is scheduled for an autumn, 2006 release, and to Scotland's Bob Harper, whose talents lie not with the guitar but the paintbrush … a true rock'n'roll artist indeed.
And last but never least, we have another in our regular contributions from poet, playwright, songwriter and musician Nick Burbridge. Want to experience life on the road as support act for The Levellers? Can't quite help you with that particular fantasy but Nick's warts'n'all diary may just be the next best thing. Gripping stuff.
Of course, there's the usual Songbook round-up of some of the best music releases deserving of your attention … enough to keep you going until our next issue, at any rate.
You can also find, new to our website, plenty of stuff that, frustratingly, we just couldn't find room for on Issue 8's pages, alongside various other unique Songbook archive material well worth a mouse-click or two.
Thanks for checking in. Have a great summer.
Editor and Publisher
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