Reviews

'Unexpectedly beautiful. Sheer sincerity.' - Andy Miller, Daily Telegraph 'The storytelling spins a musical web, glistening with treasured encounters and centred on home and family. Remarkable from both musical and human points of view - (it) crystallises Clayton's humanity, candour and generosity.' - Felicity Greenland, English Folk Dance and Song Magazine 'An acutely observed and lovingly told tale.' - John Aizleword, Q Magazine 'An unforgettable journey. Vibrant, life affirming, immensely readable.' - Waterstone's Book of the Month 'An engaging memoir. A trip down memory lane via Tin Pan Alley.' - Simon Show, Daily Mail 'This is a beautiful book, I think you will enjoy it whatever walk of life you are from.' - Richard Hawley 'Highly entertaining...full of wisdom and humanity.' - Mojo 'A moving memoir that stirs our deepest feelings.' - New Statesman 'A fantastic book.' - Aled Jones 'A perceptive masterpiece. Elevates the human spirit. A soundtrack to all our lives.' - Dr Rock 'Clayton's writing makes music his. It's a book about the difference between sentiment and deep feeling; about escape and facing up. You begin to get a sense from this story of how 'taste' is more than a fetish of bourgeois individualism; that it is an important tool in the remaking of English society for the better. And no, I'm not joking.' The Independent On Sunday 'Deeply moving. Devastatingly beautiful.' - Leeds Guide