Dazzling Stranger

Colin Harper

Bloomsbury Publishing, Aug 21, 2006 - Music - 416 pages

Bert Jansch is the guitarists' guitarist and songwriters' songwriter. He has been admired by stars as diverse as Bob Dylan, Johnny Marr and Jarvis Cocker. This biography follows his career from his early days in Scotland to his current status.

About the author

Colin Harper was born in Belfast in 1968. A professional writer on music between 1994-2001, contributing regularly to Mojo, the Independent and the Irish Times, he is currently a librarian at a Belfast music college. Recent projects have included co-authoring, with Trevor Hodgett, Irish Folk, Trad & Blues: A Secret History (Collins Press, 2004) and creating two wildlife charity albums (www.thewildlifealbum.com) for the benefit of the WWF and Ulster Wildlife Trust.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dazzling Stranger; Bloomsbury paperbacks
• Author: Colin Harper
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006
• ISBN: 0747587256, 9780747587255
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music; Music / General; Music / Genres & Styles / Blues; Music / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional