I've Always Kept a Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny, by Mick Houghton
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I've Always Kept a Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny, by Mick Houghton
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I've Always Kept a Unicorn tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs. Sandy Denny laid down the marker for folk-rock when she joined Fairport Convention in 1968, but her music went far beyond this during the seventies. After leaving Fairport she formed Fotheringay, whose influential eponymous album was released in 1970, before collaborating on a historic one-off recording with Led Zeppelin - the only other vocalist to record with Zeppelin in their entire career - and releasing four solo albums across the course of the decade. Her tragic and untimely death came in 1978.
Sandy emerged from the folk scene of the sixties - a world of larger-than-life characters such as Alex Campbell, Jackson C. Frank, Anne Briggs and Australian singer Trevor Lucas, whom she married in 1973. Their story is at the core of Sandy's later life and work, and is told with the assistance of more than sixty of her friends, fellow musicians and contemporaries, one of whom, to paraphrase McCartney on Lennon, observed that she sang like an angel but was no angel.
I've Always Kept a Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny, by Mick Houghton- Amazon Sales Rank: #553529 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-03
- Released on: 2015-03-03
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Review I've Always Kept a Unicorn is rich in insight from those who loved and despaired of her. While never over-embroidering the story, Houghton builds it through the intelligent and sensitive recall of everyone from Thompson to the Guardian's Richard Williams. The GuardianMick Houghton's scrupulously researched biography draws a detailed picture both of Denny's increasingly complex mental state and of the London folk scene in the Sixties and Seventies. . . [An] authoritative and comprehensive biography. Fiona Sturges IndependentHoughton unpicks her story with sensitivity , but does not shy away from the more unpalatable details. . . [An] admirably level-headed account. Graeme Thomson Mail on SundayI've Always Kept A Unicorn lays legitimate claim to being the most comprehensive account yet of a career of often unrealised promise Uncut 8/10A flaws-and-all celebration of one woman and her timeless music Mojo 4****Expertly written, definitive biography Shindig 5****
About the Author Since the 1970s, Mick Houghton has written on music for various publications including Sounds, Time Out and, more recently, Mojo and Uncut. He worked as a PR at Warner Brothers, before setting up his own agency, Brassneck Publicity, where he's represented artists such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Julian Cope, Spiritualized, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, and the KLF. As one of the Grammy-nominated compilers of the box set Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records, 1963–1973, he went on to write the critically acclaimed Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label, published in 2010. He lives in London.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. A biography worthy of The Lady, Sandy Denny By noraj1214 There was once a special moment in time, and it belonged to a young singer and composer named Sandy Denny. A once-in-a-lifetime voice, she, along with fellow contemporaries Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Judee Sill, and others, were pioneer singer-songwriters who wrote songs of great lyric and musical quality. Mick Houghton’s new biography of Sandy Denny explores her life and art.It was a creative time in the mid to late 1960’s for folk music, where traditional acoustic was still revered, yet there was electric folk on the horizon known as folk rock, in which Sandy was part of. We follow Sandy as she befriends fellow artists John Renbourn, Alex Campbell, Bert Jansch, Jackson C. Frank and Anne Briggs whose influence on Sandy’s style of singing can be heard. But Sandy Denny was not solely a folk artist. She played acoustic and electric guitar and piano as well, and her voice was strong enough to be heard above the drums, electric bass, and guitars on the rock songs. As a recording artist, she collaborated with Alex Campbell, Johnny Silvo, The Strawbs, Fairport Convention, and Fotheringay, as well as recording solo albums.From 1975 onward, be prepared for frank observations by those who knew her well, Dave Swarbrick, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, among others. Her own insecurities clouded her self-esteem. In her final years, she married Trevor Lucas and had a baby girl, then finally a fall down a set of stairs and resulting brain hemorrhage led to her passing at the age of 31.Mick Houghton says Sandy is primarily known for “Who Knows Where the Time Goes”, but there are many songs she wrote with powerful lyrics and melodies including “Solo”, “Late November”, and “Full Moon”. She leaves an enduring legacy as one of the finest songwriters but especially as a great singer. This is a fine biography worthy of The Lady, Sandy Denny. The next step is to listen to her voice and hear her songs. I rate this book 4 1/2 stars.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. the best biography of Sandy Denny By Philippe Aerts Quite simply, the best biography of Sandy Denny. There are 3 available books on the late British singer, and this one is the one. Well written, thoroughly researched by Mick Houghton ( who did a STELLAR job with "Becoming Elektra") this bio doesn't disappoint! The highs and lows of Sandy Denny's life were previously well documented, but this bio is just a better read. A previous book by a different author: "No More Sad Refrains" had a more sensational and downright depressing take on Sandy Denny and her late husband. I found that previous bio to be a bit tasteless, and frankly poorly written! This new 2015 bio changes all that. If you love the music of Sandy, this is the book of her life. Recommended read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Substantial But Flawed By Deselle This Sandy Denny bio is informative and thorough in fleshing out the details of one of the great tortured artists and difficult personalities of poplar music. Interviews and first hand accounts of many of the habitués of the English 60s and 70s folk scene gives it an authority that far outstrips the circumspect musings of the extensive cannon of Denny/Fairport/Fotheringay liner note listings. Much of the tone of the book — which is ever-so-slightly fawning about her great vocal talent and at times magnetic personality — is set by these interviews and personal recollections. It manages to give a complete picture of Denny that explains all the twists and turns her career took while giving a (not exactly unvarnished) clearer picture of her own contributions to her seemingly constant troubles.While it is the most comprehensive account of Denny to date, it suffers from some flaws that range from minor to more substantial. The narrative jumps time periods frequently so that only a handful of the most knowledgeable insiders will be able to know for sure when exactly events happened and in what order; there is nothing wrong with a non-liner narrative but in this case it often gets so muddled to the point of being a distraction. It also relies too heavily on some sources that seem to say the same thing again and again in slightly different ways, or in piling on redundant commentary to make points that are minor at best; it could have used a better edit with an eye to reducing overstatement. The greatest flaw, however, seems to be that even though you follow Denny and see her throughout the book through the eyes of her contemporaries, you rarely have a sense of place or truly feel the atmosphere of what must have been quite an interesting time to live through. In other words, there is rarely a sense of immediacy or vibrancy, only one of history.
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