The shy but free spirit who never played by anyone else’s rules, Vashti Bunyan brings her own unique take and experiences to this fascinating discussion about the book Marianne by Marianne Faithfull with David Dalton.

Admitting that she was very nervous to revisit an era she had long tried to leave behind her, and a person she didn’t like being compared to, she quickly reveals that reading the book was a revelation.

Along the way we hear about her dad wishing she’d been a boy, what she’d misunderstood about Marianne Faithfull and why people have the sixties all wrong.

A brilliantly insightful conversation with a true British musical legend (and some strong language, be warned!).

Books mentioned in the podcast:

Wayward by Vashti Bunyan https://uk.bookshop.org/books/wayward-just-another-life-to-live/9781474621939

Bert Weedon’s Play in a Day https://uk.bookshop.org/books/bert-weedon-s-play-in-a-day/9780571529650

Faithfull: An Autobiograhpy by Marianne Faithfull with David Dalton https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-Autobiography-Marianne/dp/0815410468

Bodies: Life and Death in Music by Ian Winwood https://uk.bookshop.org/books/bodies-life-and-death-in-music/9780571364183

Clothes, clothes, clothes. Music, music, music. Boys, boys, boys. By Viv Albertine https://uk.bookshop.org/books/clothes-clothes-clothes-music-music-music-boys-boys-boys/9780571351343

The Foghorn’s Lament by Jennifer Lucy Allen https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-foghorn-s-lament-the-disappearing-music-of-the-coast/9781474615037

You can buy Jude's book The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-sound-of-being-human-how-music-shapes-our-lives/9781474622929

Finally White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo

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