And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

A Journey Through Global Music

Out on Faber and Ze Books

Please note: links to recordings and film clips will be available soon

Joe boyd and And the Roots of Rhythm Remain covers

Newsletters:

Book Tour

Dear Mailing List, Five years without setting foot in the US came to an end last month when Andrea and I landed in New York to start a five-week promotional tour. I was on the lookout for seismic cultural shifts, but the only difference I detected was the aroma of legal marijuana wafting through the […]

And the Roots of Rhythm Remains is out

Dear Mailing List, First things first: a plug for my new Instagram (@joeboydofficial) and old Facebook accounts, with news about the book, my touring, radio and press as well as intros to characters, moments and pieces of music from And the Roots of Rhythm Remain. Which is not to underplay the fact that And the Roots of […]

Roots delayed and the Sixties always with us

Dear Mailing List, After the blare of trumpets in the last newsletter about the imminent arrival of the Big Book, the publication date of And the Roots of Rhythm Remain has now been moved to the end of August. There will be launches and events on both sides of the ocean and I’ll be sure […]

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

Dear Mailing List, Remember me? You may recall that I used to send out newsletters fairly regularly. A few of you even sent messages saying you missed them. My excuse has been that I’ve been consumed by trying to finish the book I’ve been writing for so many years. Well, I’ve finally done it! And […]

Birthday Surprise

Dear Mailing List, Back in the forgotten mists of time, I used to send out regular newsletters… some of you older folk may remember them…   But since I’ve put on the blinkers and have caught a whiff of the stables, I’m racing to the finishing line of my book and haven’t got time for such […]

George Wein

Dear Mailing List, George Wein: October 3, 1925 to September 13, 2021 On a cold January day in 1964, I walked into George Wein’s office on Central Park West. He was looking for a tour manager for the Blues and Gospel Caravan featuring Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Rev Gary Davis that was booked […]

Old Music For A New Year

Dear Mailing List, As we stagger into 2021, I can suggest a couple of comforting musical crumbs. For those of you in the UK, BBC2 is screening Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace this coming Saturday, January 2 at 2030 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qzvh). For Brits, this is, of course, free. For everyone else, the film is available on various digital platforms for […]

Dudu Pukwana

Dear Mailing List,  I got a very nice surprise last year. Matsuli Records got in touch to tell me they had tracked down a project I worked on fifty years ago with the great South African saxophonist, Dudu Pukwana. They have just now released it as a good-looking double vinyl album and, if I do […]

Singer of Tales

Dear Mailing List, This is hardly the ideal time for a newsletter, since there seem to be a plethora of blogs, sharings, essays, diaries, etc triggered by the lockdown. You’re probably tired of people saying you must have time on your hands, so I’ll come straight to the point. Andrea and I produced an album […]

Amazing Grace

Dear Mailing List, Long time no see! The subject of this newsletter is one of the reasons you haven’t heard from me lately. I don’t believe I’ve previously mentioned my involvement in Amazing Grace, the film of Aretha Franklin’s 1972 gospel recording sessions, but I’ve been working on it for some years, helping to get […]

Upcoming Events:

November 13 2024 – Look Through Time: A Nick Drake Celebration

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Settle in for an evening of conversation, literature and music in memory of the singer-songwriter, hosted by Richard Morton Jack. Event link here.

November 21 2024 – Conversations at the Chapel

The Art Shop, Abergavenny, Wales, UK

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain | Conversations at the Chapel

November 28 2024 – A Drink with The Idler: Joe Boyd on the Influence of Global Music

Online

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain | A Drink with The Idler

Past Events:

October 25 2024 – Litfest Autumn Weekend

Lancaster, UK

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain | Litfest Autumn Weekend

October 15 2024 – Waterstones

Liverpool, UK

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain | Waterstones

October 14 2024 – Manchester Literature Festival

Manchester, UK

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain | Manchester Literature Festival