It's Lovely to be Here by James Yorkston
James Yorkston's tour diaries offer a mix of deadpan humour, wide-eyed wonder and the romantic absurdity of playing music for a living. By turns poignant, witty and philosophical the reader experiences the never ending highs and lows of pubs, clubs and theatres and the endless disorientations on the merry go round of live touring. "It's Lovely to be Here" is a once-in-a-generation behind-the-scenes account of the music world seen from the eyes of a working singer-songwriter where the realities of the minstrel life are confounded and compacted into the on-demand bustle of twenty-first Century Britain. Filled with bathos and written in Yorkston's intimate style the diaries are an affecting account of liquor, sleeplessness and the beauty of song. A section of the book originally appeared in "Loops Domino & Faber's" twice-yearly music journal.
Resident of the East Nuek of Fife, James Yorkston has been releasing a series of critically acclaimed albums on Domino Records since 2001 and toured the UK and Europe for the last ten years, building a loyal and dedicated fanbase and following. A regular performer at festivals such as Green Man, Latitude, Big Chill and Meltdown, Yorkston will undertake a full live tour in support of It's Lovely to Be Here including passages of spoken-word performance from the diaries themselves.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571272143 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571272142 |
| Title | It's Lovely to be Here |
| Author | James Yorkston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Domino Press |
| Year published | 2011-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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