Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs by Jay Farrar

Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs by Jay Farrar

The former Uncle Tupelo and current Son Volt musician presents snapshots of the people and places he encountered during his decades-long touring career.

In this collection of beautifully crafted autobiographical vignettes, Jay Farrar visits the places he's journeyed to during his more than twenty years as a traveling musician. While recollections of Farrar's parents and his formative childhood in the Missouri Ozarks are prominent throughout the stories, it is music and musicians that are given the most space and the final word, since music has been his creative impetus and driving force.

In writing these stories, Farrar found a natural inclination to focus on very specific experiences; a method analogous to the songwriting process. The highlights and pivotal experiences from that musical journey are all represented as the binding thread in these stories, illustrated throughout with photography from his life. If life is a movie, then these stories are the still frames.

"Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs extends Farrar's talents as he exhibits an eye for detail and a grasp of the human condition that proceeds directly from his own introspective nature." -All About Jazz

"Provides some illumination of the creative mind of a very private artist." -Kirkus Reviews

Jay Farrar has been a singer/songwriter for over 25 years. He was the founding member of legendary band Uncle Tupelo and has been performing with Son Volt since 1995. Two of his most recent projects were putting original music to the words and poetry of Jack Kerouac (2010) and Woody Gunthrie (2012).

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ISBN 13	9781593765125
ISBN 10	1593765126
Title	Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs
Author	Jay Farrar
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Soft Skull Press
Year published	2013-03-19
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.