Wurzels'
World
Mervyn Hancock
Paperback:
128 pages
Publisher: First Edition Limited (Aug 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845470451
ISBN-13: 978-1845470456
Synopsis:
'The Wurzels are as renowned in the West Country as
cider and Cheddar cheese. And now for the first time
the group that has become a household name across Britain
have revealed the true story of their rise to stardom
from the world of farmyards and scrumpy. Their unique
folk sounds, West dialects and rib-tickling lyrics have
brought them national acclaim. But behind the scenes
and the sounds has been a tough journey often littered
with despair and heartbreak. From the early days of
their founder Adge Cutler, who tragically died, to TV
fame and the tub-thumping sounds of Combine Harvester,
The Blackbird Song and more lately Ferry to Glastonbury,
this is their story. So, Drink Up Thy Zider and enjoy
the journey.'
Mervyn
Hancock's book was published in 2004. Written in association
with the Western Daily Press, the newspaper that Tommy
Banner now writes for, it is an overview of the band
with chapters given over to all four current Wurzels
(at the time). Highly recommended
And
Wurzelmania! is not forgotten. In the Acknowledgments,
the author writes that Tommy and Pete "...fully
appreciate the important role that a certain Paul Guningham
played in the late '90s when he badgered EMI into re-issuing
some Wurzels tracks, resulting in the release of The
Finest 'Arvest Of The Wurzels."
And
to show what a good job Paul did, Mervyn uses the Wurzelmania!
archives in Wurzels' World. He expanded
Paul's Wurzetteer
to create Chapter 9 (with Paul's Index closing the chapter),
and using Paul's song descriptions from Wurzels
Songs, and Wurzelspeak
in full to form the Wurzels Songs & Speak
section at the end of the book - with full permission
from Paul, of course!
See
here
for The Wurzels' "promotional tour" at Bristol
City's Ashton Gate.
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