S3 Ep6: Laura Barton Interview The Failing Writers Podcast

Fancy going for a spin with us? ‘Cos we’re about to head off in this ole, beat up Cadillac. Laura Barton is at the wheel and she’s got the windows down and the radio up. Jon’s nodding seriously to the majestic growl of Johnny Cash and Tommy’s got his head out the window, forcing air up his nose like a blood hound. And we’re here and we’re alive and just shooting the breeze about sad songs, rock stars, lost love, writing, Betjeman, Springsteen, journalism, and turnips… for some reason. Yeah. I’m not entirely sure why, but turnips seem to… crop up, so… Laura's new book - Sad Songshttps://www.waterstones.com/book/sad-songs/laura-barton/9781529406948Laura's BBC "Notes on music" https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m000t4t5Laura's sad songshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElygSMtokAwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP6a-7MP91gJon's sad songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhDnyPsQsB0Tom's sad songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVfaf43W9cMSome other things that crop up:
The amazing producers of ‘Notes’http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/about/
Rebecca Solnit;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Solnit
Laura’s novel, Twenty-One Locks:https://www.waterstones.com/book/twenty-one-locks/laura-barton/9780857381217
Shape note singing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyrUhdBHOg8
Cold Mountain:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)
John Betjeman & Jim Parker’s Banana Blush Albumhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lCyv7pJrrVekvs4QdgFQfNYwwEb3XS9w0
How to grow really nice turnipshttps://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/turnips/grow-your-own

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