Post by Cup of Wondering on Dec 10, 2009 16:49:37 GMT -5
Hi TullSkulls,
Don't know well where to put this but hey...
Just wanted to let you know that Alan Hodgson just has published a new edition of his book "The Phantoms of 3000 Years - Some of the myths behind the songs of Jethro Tull". For anyone who is interested to the "folky side' of Tull and how Ian got inspired by English/Celtic legends a must.
THE PHANTOMS OF 3000 YEARS : A Look At Some Of The Myths Behind The Music Of Jethro Tull
by Alan J. Hodgson (revised and extended edition, 2009)
Addional info from my site:
This very informative booklet is the fruit of extensive research and aims at fans who are interested in the folk aspect of the music of Jethro Tull. It contains 15 insightful essays and 5 poems. To all of them footnotes are added. Some of the essays began their life as a series of articles for "Living In The Past - The Alternative Jethro Tull Fanzine", but were all reworked for this booklet. The essays give background information on aspects of English folklore so many Tull-songs are referring to or based on: Dark Ages, Beltane, Broadsword, Cold wind to Walhalla, Kelpie, Coronach, Cup of wonder, Dun Ringill, Jack-in-the-Green, Mayhem maybe, Songs from the wood, The minstrel in the gallery, Velvet green, Weathercock and Witches promise. Really worth reading, it proved to be beneficial when annotating Ian's folk-oriented songs. Not only are the essays very informative, they also evoke the atmoshere of adventure and myth as a result of the style(s) they were written in. Highly recommended.
Price (including postage & packing) £7.99 UK , €10 Europe, $17 USA . Cheque, PO or cash to A Hodgson. Orders despatched by return of post. Available from Stormwatch Publications, 48 Kirkgate (off Church Lane ), Birstall, West Yorkshire, England, WF17 9PB
cheers,
jan
Don't know well where to put this but hey...
Just wanted to let you know that Alan Hodgson just has published a new edition of his book "The Phantoms of 3000 Years - Some of the myths behind the songs of Jethro Tull". For anyone who is interested to the "folky side' of Tull and how Ian got inspired by English/Celtic legends a must.
THE PHANTOMS OF 3000 YEARS : A Look At Some Of The Myths Behind The Music Of Jethro Tull
by Alan J. Hodgson (revised and extended edition, 2009)
Addional info from my site:
This very informative booklet is the fruit of extensive research and aims at fans who are interested in the folk aspect of the music of Jethro Tull. It contains 15 insightful essays and 5 poems. To all of them footnotes are added. Some of the essays began their life as a series of articles for "Living In The Past - The Alternative Jethro Tull Fanzine", but were all reworked for this booklet. The essays give background information on aspects of English folklore so many Tull-songs are referring to or based on: Dark Ages, Beltane, Broadsword, Cold wind to Walhalla, Kelpie, Coronach, Cup of wonder, Dun Ringill, Jack-in-the-Green, Mayhem maybe, Songs from the wood, The minstrel in the gallery, Velvet green, Weathercock and Witches promise. Really worth reading, it proved to be beneficial when annotating Ian's folk-oriented songs. Not only are the essays very informative, they also evoke the atmoshere of adventure and myth as a result of the style(s) they were written in. Highly recommended.
Price (including postage & packing) £7.99 UK , €10 Europe, $17 USA . Cheque, PO or cash to A Hodgson. Orders despatched by return of post. Available from Stormwatch Publications, 48 Kirkgate (off Church Lane ), Birstall, West Yorkshire, England, WF17 9PB
cheers,
jan
