Books written by Will Hodgkinson
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Guitar Man
... authors: The Guitar Handbookby Ralph Denyer (Pan, 1991); Searching for Robert Johnsonby Peter Guralnick (Penguin, ... 1976); The Lutein Britain byMatthew Spring (OUP, 2001); The Penguin Folk Guitar Manual byJohn Pearse (Penguin, ...
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The House is Full of Yogis
A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parents
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Roof Dog: A Short History of the Windmill
With the help of impressionistic sketches by his son Otto, Will Hodgkinson goes on a spiritual journey to the heart of the Windmill, seeking to understand why this former Irish boozer has become such a magical space of freedom and discovery ...
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Guitar Man: A Six-String Odyssey, or, You Love that Guitar More than You Love Me
But why has the guitar become such a classic? Will Hodgkinson, a wannabe guitar player, whose only experience was an afternoon's bashing on a friend's guitar at the age of sixteen, set out to find out.
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Song Man: A Melodic Adventure, Or, My Single-Minded Approach to Songwriting
But perhaps what remained with you from his songs were certain sentences. His song `Hello, Sunshine' had the line: `I'm a minger, you're a minger too. So come on minger, I BAD PART OF TOWN 83.
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The Ballad of Britain: How Music Captured The Soul of a Nation
A century later, with the musical and cultural map of the country transformed, writer and journalist Will Hodgkinson sets out on a similar journey to find the songs that make up modern Britain.
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Song Man: A Melodic Adventure, or, My Single-Minded Approach to Songwriting
Song Man is the endearing sequel to Will Hodgkinson's Guitar Man, wherein our hero, having learned to play guitar (badly) in six months, endeavors to unlock the process of songwriting and ultimately record a single.
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The House If Full of Yogis: The Story of a Childhood Turned Upside Down
A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parents.