Saturday, May 05, 2007

NEW BOOK LAUNCH, JULY 2

My new book HAND ME MY TRAVELIN' SHOES: In Search of Blind Willie McTell (UK hardback first edition, Bloomsbury, £20) will be launched on publication day, July 2nd, with a talk at the eccentric hour of 11am at what is possibly the world's smallest literary festival. Details:

Mon July 2, 11am, 1st Annual Kirkbymoorside Literary Festival
Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes: A Talk by Michael Gray
Summit Books, 2 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, N. Yorkshire YO62 6BB, UK
Box Office: 01751 430033
[nb. free admission but places must be reserved by phone]

Meanwhile today - May 5th - is very possibly McTell's 104th birthday, and also the day in 1983 on which Bob Dylan recorded, yep, 'Blind Willie McTell', at the sessions for Infidels.




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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:48 am

    Mike: Have you heard Huck's Tune yet? Any thoughts you'd like to share?

    -- Glenn (Australia)

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  2. Michael Gray1:35 pm

    It's pleasant enough - but "pleasant enough" isn't what I want Bob Dylan for.

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  3. Anonymous12:20 pm

    It appears to have been really written FOR the film, what with all the references to gambling and card playing, doesn't it? It's no masterpiece, but it does sound different from the "Modern Times" tunes in spite of having been recorded at the same time, apparently. Personally, I much prefer "Tell Ol' Bill" in this lightweight OST songs league
    Antonio

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