I spent some time a couple of weeks ago recording a publicity video for a forthcoming talk and performance I have at Rhosygilwen. This will be the first public talk I have done since I retired as a full time academic – so I am looking forward to it. What is particularly exciting is that I will be demonstrating some of the power in nostalgic popular music by not only talking about it – but also playing it on guitar. As I have mentioned a lot of my writing – I feel music has the power to communicate emotions that words simply can’t – so this is a chance for me to put this into practice – I am hoping the music complements the words. Also – I will be playing these pieces on acoustic guitar – which is a first for me.

Here is the promo I recorded, followed by an image of the book. In the promo I talk about some of the ideas underpinning the book and the forthcoming talk. I will be posting some more acoustic guitar pieces over the coming weeks.