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Garth Cartwright is a New Zealand born; London based journalist, author, DJ and music promoter. He contributes to a variety of newspapers, magazines, websites and radio programmes including The Financial Times, The Guardian, Record Collector, Jazzwise, The New Statesman and BBC Radio 4's Last Word. His Previous books include Princes Amongst Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians (2005), More Miles than Money: Journeys through American Music (2010) and Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History (2012)
This Durham Book festival event will focus on Garth's most recent book 'Going for a Song' which is an in-depth history of the rise, fall and rise of the independent record shop in the UK. From market traders selling music hall 78s via HMV's gloved classical emporium through Soho's post-WW2 jazz, blues and folk scene to mods hungry for imported ska and soul 45s, the book documents how popular music and youth fashions took shape around record shops.

Travelling the length and breadth of the UK, Garth conducted 100+ interviews with record shop pioneers, noted musicians and record collectors. Utilising comprehensive research, Cartwright traces record retail history across a century of unprecedented social, cultural and political change. Never before published research documents how a young Bob Dylan records in the basement of a Soho shop while David Bowie, Dusty Springfield and Elton John all first entered the music industry via working in record shops. Here friendships were forged, knowledge shared, bands formed and history shaped.

'Complete with larger-than-life wide-boy skulduggery, behind-the-counter shenanigans and appearances from Prince Buster and B.B. King (amongst many of your favourite musicians). Superb.'- Horace Panter (The Specials)

'To capture his passion, he uses a manic prose style, frothing with energy, swinging from panic and confusion to exuberance and complete loss of control.' The Observer

www.garthcartwright.com

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All of our produce is carefully sourced from local producers in County Durham to further afield such as Greece, Spain and Italy.You can always be assured of the quality and individuality of our produce.

Our menu is always changing due to seasonality and to promote the best of our delicatessen produce.If you like what you have in the cafe everything from the menu can be purchased in our well stocked delicatessen for you to prepare at home.

57 Claypath,

Durham,

County Durham,

England,

DH1 1QS.

0191 340 7209