Joe Boyd's "And the Roots of Rhythm Remain" (new book)

I should've posted this earlier, but I hadn't looked into the book until I attended Boyd's appearance at Villa Albertine tonight (the last NYC-area promotional event he has scheduled) and it's pretty magnificent. I haven't come close to finishing it yet as it's over 900 pages, but it's quite a read and these promotional appearances play like the college lecture class you really wish you had. He's wonderful to listen to, and even with David Byrne there to add some sharp observations, it was mostly Boyd doing the talking.

If you have any interest in musicology as it relates to cultural history (which unavoidably will mean engaging with the worst and most brutal aspects of humanity, something that profoundly shaped how popular music develops), this is probably an essential read. My hesitation only comes from the fact that I'm no scholar in the field, so I can't say whether there are other books that would stand as mightier accomplishments, but this one is certainly riveting.

He reactivated his Facebook account and is using it to post updates, but otherwise, here are the remaining upcoming appearances:

14 Sep | Washington, DC | Politics and Prose at Union Market - In Conversation with Bob Boilen
16 Sep | Chicago, IL | Old Town School of Folk Music
19 Sep | Murfreesboro, TN | University of Middle Tennessee | Not open to the public
20 Sep | Nashville, TN | Americanafest - In Conversation with Buddy Miller
22 Sep | Tulsa, OK | Bob Dylan Center
24 Sep | Santa Fe, NM | Collected Works
25 Sep | Albuquerque, NM | Bookworks
30 Sep | San Francisco, CA | Book Passage, Corte Madera Store
30 Sep | Berkeley, CA | Mrs. Dalloway’s
03 Oct | Los Angeles, CA | Book Soup
06 Oct | Houston, TX | Contemporary Arts Museum
08 Oct | San Marcos, TX | The Wittliff Collections, Center for Texas Music History, TexasState University - in conversation with Joe Nick Patoski
08 Oct | Austin, TX | Waterloo Records

UK Tour Part II

12 Oct | Cardiff, UK | Llais Festival, Wales Millennium Centre/Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru
14 Oct | Manchester, UK | Manchester Literature Festival, Manchester Central Library
15 Oct | Liverpool, UK | Waterstones
25 Oct | Lancaster, UK | Litfest Autumn Weekend, Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University
21 Nov | Abergavenny, UK | Conversations at the Chapel, The Art Shop



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Wow I would like to go to this reading on Saturday with Boilen. Will check my calendar (and perhaps drop off my wife and son at Comet Ping Pong next door for pizza).

Ugh - I just got word that the D.C. talk has been cancelled. No reason is given but it's now noted on Politics and Prose's website:

[www.politics-prose.com]

Chicago has been postponed too. Hope it's nothing serious.

[www.oldtownschool.org]

and his appearance isn’t listed on the Book Soup website.

But the previous day, I could meet Robyn Hitchcock:
[www.booksoup.com]

Any updates on Joe Boyd's health and/or tour?

The stories on his Instagram account re-posted info on upcoming tour stops, so I guess everything is still on schedule despite the two cancellations?

[www.instagram.com]



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He just posted an update in his latest Instagram story. He apologized for the two cancellations, which was a result of illness, and he says they're going to try and reschedule the DC and Chicago dates. Otherwise, the tour is back on and the next stop is Nashville.