{"product_id":"be-glad-for-the-song-has-no-ending-revised-and-expanded-edition-an-incredible-string-band-compendium-paperback","title":"Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending, Revised and Expanded Edition: An Incredible String Band Compendium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Whittaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wide-ranging collection of interviews, anecdotes, essays, and ephemera concerning one of the most enigmatic bands to emerge from the 1960s hippy scene.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 2003 and long out of print, \u003ci\u003eBe Glad For The Song Has No Ending: An Incredible String Band Compendium\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book about the ISB. Containing a wealth of interviews, essays, and ephemera from the band's brief but tangled history, this new revised and expanded edition includes two new pieces by ISB member Rose Simpson on Witchseason Productions' idiosyncratic offices and on recording with the ISB in the Sound Techniques studio, as well as interviews with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, folk musician Alasdair Roberts, and Ossian Brown of Coil and Cyclobe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include Rowan Williamson (former Archbishop of Canterbury), ISB manager and producer Joe Boyd, Andy Roberts, Billy Connolly, and Raymond Greenoaken.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Whittaker has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShindig!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRecord Collector\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2003 he edited \u003ci\u003eBe Glad: An Incredible String Band Compendium\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019 he published \u003ci\u003eFitting Pieces To The Jigsaw\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.7 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765266350368,"sku":"9781913689506","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b4471b860b2a200ce4573a292515eaa.webp?v=1780265399","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/be-glad-for-the-song-has-no-ending-revised-and-expanded-edition-an-incredible-string-band-compendium-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}