Colin Irwin (1946–2022)
Autor(a) de In Search of the Craic: One Man's Pub Crawl Through Irish Music
About the Author
Colin Irwin has been writing about music for over 25 years. He was assistant editor at Melody Maker and has contributed to The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times. He has been a judge for the Mercury Music Prize and a TV and radio presenter, most notable BBC Radio 2's 'Acoustic Roots' mostrar mais series. mostrar menos
Obras de Colin Irwin
In Search of Albion: From Cornwall to Cumbria: A Ride Through England's Hidden Soul (1774) 23 cópias
Sing When You're Winning: Football Fans, Terrace Songs and a Search for the Soul of Soccer (2006) 3 cópias
CD Books - Dire Straits 1 exemplar(es)
The Carthy Chronicles 1 exemplar(es)
The People's Peace: Pax Populi, Pax Dei - How Peace Polls are Democratising the Peace Making Process 1 exemplar(es)
Trekking Across Arctic America 1 exemplar(es)
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1946
- Data de falecimento
- 2022-11-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Locais de residência
- Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
- Ocupação
- writer
Membros
Resenhas
In Search of the Craic: One Man's Pub Crawl Through… de Colin Irwin
An encyclopaedic knowledge of irish folk music is required at times which i dont have. Didnt really enjoy it
Gekocht op vakantie in Ierland. Het boek wordt vergeleken met de boeken Through Ireland With A Fridge en McCarthy's Bar, beiden erg vermakelijk. Maar dan valt deze toch tegen. Als Nederlander zijn de genoemde bands en muzikanten vrijwel allemaal onbekend. Er zitten zeker wel leuke anekdotes tegen van de reizen van deze Engelsman in Ierland en wat hij al dan niet tegenkomt onderweg, maar merendeel gaat het over folkbands en -artiesten, uit een era die al lang vervlogen is. De namen zijn onbekend, de omschrijvingen te uitgebreid en breedsprakig. Ik ben halverwege het boek gestopt, wilde het niet meer uitlezen. Voor echte folkfans waarschijnlijk wel leuk, maar als je de bands niet kent, laat dit boek dan maar liggen.… (mais)
Very cool. It puts the album in the context of the times and Dylan's own circumstances. I got a more complete understanding of where the music came from, and when you learn such intellectuals as Philip Larkin are still questioning "Desolation Row" you accept that Dylan's lyricism does not walk a straight line.
A strange combination of travel memoirs, mini-biographies, and music criticism. This is a fun read, and Irwin keeps it light most of the time. There are some laugh-out-loud moments. But, you probably have to have a strong interest in irish music, musicians, and pubs for this to hold up to the end.
I happen to have such interests, so I enjoyed the whole book. But, even if you only read about half of this book, it's a good read.
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I happen to have such interests, so I enjoyed the whole book. But, even if you only read about half of this book, it's a good read.
Os.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 13
- Also by
- 15
- Membros
- 124
- Popularidade
- #161,165
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 22
- Idiomas
- 2