The memoir of international music icon Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention. ‘I encourage everyone to read this wonderful book.’ ELVIS COSTELLO ‘Thompson could be said to be an English Dylan – only in some ways he’s even better than that.’ GUARDIAN ‘Fresh and exploratory.’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘Gripping…affecting and enlightening.’ GUARDIAN ‘Perceptive, lyrical, amiable and seemingly effortless.’ CAUGHT BY THE RIVER ‘Thompson writes exceptionally well.’ NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS.

Guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson came of age during an extraordinary moment in British culture: it was 1967 and popular music was reflecting a great cultural awakening. In the midst of this, eighteen-year-old Thompson co-founded Fairport Convention and helped invent a new genre of music.

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