Radio Gonzo

One of my favourite authors working within this field that they call rock and roll is Ian Abrahams who is not only an extraordinarily good writer and researcher, but a damned nice bloke as well. I first came across him by accident when I was laying out a new edition of his entertaining and informative book about The Waterboys, who are – by the way – a band of whose music I am rather fond. Working with him on this project was a great pleasure, and I remember telling him at the end of it that I hope we do something together in the future. Then, some months after, I was talking to the ever talented Don Falcone about his work with one-time Hawkwind chanteuse Bridget Wishart, and somehow Ian's name came up in the conversation. I then interviewed the lovely Bridget who – in passing – told me that she had been working on a book about the history of the British Free Festival movements alongside – you've guessed it – Ian Abrahams. Fast forward a few more months, past all the business deals and things that I neither