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You Know What You Could Be by Mike Heron - ISBN: 9780857054876
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Two musicians, two eras, one life-changing sound: the Incredible String Band.

You Know What You Could Be

Tuning into the 1960s

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    19 April 2018

Summary

‘Mike Heron, as part of the Incredible String Band, changed the way I looked at music. Read it!’ Billy Connolly

‘Mike Heron’s lyrics always sparkled with wit and warmth and his prose is a delightful continuation. The book evokes a smoky, unheated eccentric Edinburgh that was a crucible for so much creativity.’ Joe Boyd, author of White Bicycles

This singular book offers two harmonising memoirs of music making in the 1960s. Mike Heron for the first time writes vividly of his fo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857054876
ISBN-10:0857054872
Author:Mike Heron, Andrew Greig, Billy Connolly
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:riverrun
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:19 April 2018
Weight:284g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

Mike Heron, as part of the Incredible String Band, changed the way I looked at music. Read it! - Billy Connolly

Mike Heron’s lyrics always sparkled with wit and warmth and his prose is a delightful continuation. The book evokes a smoky, unheated eccentric Edinburgh that was a crucible for so much creativity. - Joe Boyd, author of White Bicycles

It is now a commonplace to say that most exciting new writing comes from north of the Border. If further proof were needed, Greig provides it - The Times

There is little doubt he is one of Scotland’s major writers - New Statesman

If you have a desire to luxuriate in the most beautiful use of the English language borne along by the love of one gifted poet for a recognized master of melancholy, then this is the book for you. It most certainly is the book for me - Billy Connolly, on At the Loch of the Green Corrie

About The Author

Mike Heron

Andrew Greig (Author)

Andrew Greig is the author of six books of poetry, two mountaineering books, two non-fiction books and six novels. He has been shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, and won the Saltire and the Scottish Book of the Year awards. He lives in Orkney and Edinburgh with his wife, the novelist Lesley Glaister.

Mike Heron (Author)

Praised by Paul McCartney and Robert Plant, Mike Heron, born in Edinburgh, was a founder member of the Incredible String Band. As a solo artist he has worked with John Cale, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon. He is still writing and performing music, touring regularly with a host of musicians including his daughter Georgia and Trembling Bells.

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