Music

An enchanting celebration of bike riding and of the rewards of seeing the world at bike level, this book gives the reader an incredible insight into what Byrne is seeing and thinking as he pedals around these cities.

David Byrne's internationally bestselling magnum opus on the subject of music

Songs to stir the soul and move the feet, raise a roar or bring a tear to the eye. From Danny Boy to Boulavogue and more, this book celebrates the cream of Irish ballads, explaining the origins of each song, along with words, melodies and chords. Illustrated with evocative photographs and woodcuts..

'Beautiful Day: Forty Years of Irish Rock' tells the story of modern Ireland from the perspective of the music produced across the island during a period of rapid, decisive change.

For the first time, in her own words, international superstar Mariah Carey tells her story.

This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival and my songs. Unfiltered. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side. Writing this memoir was incredibly hard, humbling and healing. My sincere hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me, but also about the resilience of the human spirit.

This book edited by Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh, presents 922 pieces of pre-Famine Irish traditional music noted in the 1840s by the Cork classical musician William Forde, with essays on the collector and the editorial procedures of the edition, appendices and indexes.

I can confirm that should you ever find yourself on stage playing the bass guitar with three left hands, it is usually the one in the middle that is the real one. Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands tells the story of one of the most revered British bands of the 1980s: Spacemen 3.

Last Night's Fun's is a sparking celebration of music and life that is itself a literary performance of the highest order. Carson's inspired jumble of recording history, poetry, tall tales, and polemic captures the sound and vigor of a ruthlessly unsentimental music. Last Night's Fun is remarkable for its liveliness, honesty, scholarship, and spontaneous joy; certainly there has never been a book about Irish music like this one, and few books ever written anywhere about the experience of music can compare with it.

A treasure-trove of never-before-published poems and songs from the legendary Johnny Cash