ROB Chapman, one of Britain’s premier music writers, will make an exclusive visit to Starling Independent Bar Cafe Kitchen, Oxford Street, Harrogate, for a Vinyl Sessions event co-hosted by Charm on January 22 at 7.30pm.
Author Chapman will participate in an evening of conversation and music focused on two legends, Syd Barrett, who was responsible for Pink Floyd’s first Top Ten hit See Emily Play, and singer-songwriter Nick Drake.
Chapman, who has written regularly for Mojo and Uncut magazines, as well as The Times and the Guardian, will take part in a Q&A about these seminal enigmas of the 1960s’ and 1970s’ rock world with Graham Chalmers, of the Harrogate Advertiser, and his Charm colleague James Littlewood.
Chapman also will discuss his two bestselling books, Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head, published by Faber & Faber in 2010, and his latest groundbreaking work, Unsung: Unsaid – Syd And Nick In Absentia.
The evening will feature two all-time classic albums in the shape of Pink Floyd’s Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) and Nick Drake’s Pink Moon (1972).
The event will be helmed by Vinyl Sessions founder Colin Paine and will include an accompanying video slide show by Jim Dobbs.
Vinyl Sessions and Charm present An Exclusive Evening with Rob Chapman on Pink Floyd & Nick Drake,Starling Independent Bar Cafe Kitchen, Oxford Street, Harrogate, January 22; doors open at 7pm for the 7.30pm start.
Tickets must be booked in advance at £10 each plus booking fee at eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-rob-chapman-plus-pink-floyd-nick-drake-on-vinyl-tickets-1127910934969. Every penny goes to Harrogate Hospital Community Charity.