In the digital age, I've a habit of compiling playlists for music books based on the references throughout. Usually, it's for my own personal accompaniment as I read it or 'bookmarks' for future listens to unfamiliar music. Sometimes they're worth sharing and this was most definitely the case with the emerging "mix" that came from reading Richard Thompson's fantastic autobiography, "Beeswing."
Compiling and listening to his influences (Les Paul, Davy Graham, Johann Sebastian Bach, Howlin' Wolf), the work of his peers (Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Lal & Mike Waterson) and, of course, his own work in Fairport Convention and with his ex-wife Linda, proved to be a wonderful parallel journey of its own.
