Sandy Denny e-bog
39,92 DKK
(inkl. moms 49,90 DKK)
Twice voted Top British Female Singer by readers of Melody Maker, name-checked in a Kate Bush song, photographed by David Bailey, she is the only guest vocalist ever to appear on a Led Zeppelin album, and was described by Zeppelin's Robert Plant as 'my favourite singer out of all the British girls that ever were'. For all the accolades, Sandy Denny (1947-1978) remains curiously elusive. Yet, wi...
E-bog
39,92 DKK
Forlag
Matador
Udgivet
5 marts 2019
Længde
200 sider
Genrer
Traditional and folk music
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781838598693
Twice voted Top British Female Singer by readers of Melody Maker, name-checked in a Kate Bush song, photographed by David Bailey, she is the only guest vocalist ever to appear on a Led Zeppelin album, and was described by Zeppelin's Robert Plant as 'my favourite singer out of all the British girls that ever were'. For all the accolades, Sandy Denny (1947-1978) remains curiously elusive. Yet, with growing media interest and the reissue of her entire back catalogue, the signs are that Denny's talent is burning brighter than ever. She emerged in the mid-Sixties while still a teenager, performing on the folk revival scene where she displayed her mastery of traditional singing before moving onto her own compositions and contemporary material. She was a leader of the folk-rock movement, a sound she was instrumental in creating. Whether in her solo recordings or as a member of bands such as the Strawbs, Fotheringay or-most famously-Fairport Convention, her voice speaks to us still in all its resonant purity. In this book, first published in 2011, Philip Ward presents a series of personal 'reflections' on her life and work. He fills in details overlooked by her biographers, surveys recent reissues of her recordings and offers the first in-depth analysis of her songwriting. He looks back to the public events marking the thirtieth anniversary of her death and assesses her alongside some of her contemporaries. In the author's words, the book is 'a series of experiments' in how to write about the subject. It concludes with a detailed essay arguing the case that, long before Amy Winehouse or Kate Bush, Denny was the first British female 'singer-songwriter' of international stature.Illustrated throughout, this new ebook edition includes a Postscript reviewing recent developments in her continuing story.