Chronicles John Faulkner's sixdecade journey through British and Irish music, revealing personal stories and significant collaborations.For more than six decades John Faulkner has been at the heart of British and Irish musicmaking, as a singer, songwriter, composer, musician, producer and filmmaker. Storm in My Heart is John’s highly personal account of his life in music, from his childhood in wartime London, through his years in the English folk explosion and on to life in Ireland as a significant player in the traditional music scene. In a lifetime’s journey John falls under the influence of Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger, marries tempestuous singer Dolores Keane, and moves to County Galway where he brings his words and music to the world. He has an international number one success with ‘Lion in a Cage’, his campaigning tribute to the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, whom he subsequently meets.In this honest and witty memoir John recalls his work with Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn, John Prine and others, revealing the dark arts of the Irish music business while reveling in the freewheeling delights of a life devoted to performing. Storm in My Heart is a cleareyed chronicle by one of Ireland’s finest artists.Storm in My Heart includes QR codes to a curated selection of John Faulkner’s best loved music.
Chronicles John Faulkner's sixdecade journey through British and Irish music, revealing personal stories and significant collaborations.For more than six decades John Faulkner has been at the heart of British and Irish musicmaking, as a singer, songwriter, composer, musician, producer and filmmaker. Storm in My Heart is John’s highly personal account of his life in music, from his childhood in wartime London, through his years in the English folk explosion and on to life in Ireland as a significant player in the traditional music scene. In a lifetime’s journey John falls under the influence of Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger, marries tempestuous singer Dolores Keane, and moves to County Galway where he brings his words and music to the world. He has an international number one success with ‘Lion in a Cage’, his campaigning tribute to the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, whom he subsequently meets.In this honest and witty memoir John recalls his work with Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn, John Prine and others, revealing the dark arts of the Irish music business while reveling in the freewheeling delights of a life devoted to performing. Storm in My Heart is a cleareyed chronicle by one of Ireland’s finest artists.Storm in My Heart includes QR codes to a curated selection of John Faulkner’s best loved music.
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