{"product_id":"beeswing","title":"Beeswing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP FIVE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\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\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe memoir of international music icon Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303206429054,"sku":"NW9780571348176","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571348176.jpg?v=1778514817","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/beeswing","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}