When the World Came to the Isle of Wight - Volume One: Stealing Dylan from Woodstock (Hardcover)

For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the world. From promoting a one-nighter in 1968, to raise funds for a local swimming pool, the young Foulk brothers were able to out-perform Woodstock, by signing the world-exclusive appearance of rock's poet laureate, Bob Dylan. The de facto leader of the counterculture had been hidden away in the artist-town of Woodstock, rarely seen after a motor cycle accident three years earlier. He turned his back on the eponymous festival, put there to persuade him to come out and play, but Dylan left for Europe on the day their event began. For the Foulk brothers - lacking experience, resources and time - the coup and ensuing public response was almost overwhelming, but with audacious bravado and steely determination they delivered the most awaited event of the era. Devotees from hippies to celebrities flocked to the Island from mainland Britain, Europe, the Americas and as far away as Australia. As well as changing the lives of Ray and his brothers the phenomenon played its part in a highly transformative period for Bob Dylan, in which the Isle of Wight remained his one and only full concert appearance in seven-and-a-half years.

General

Imprint:	Medina Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Ray Foulk • Caroline Foulk
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-909339-50-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Other public performances & spectacles > Pageants, parades, festivals Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Promotions
LSN:	1-909339-50-4
Barcode:	9781909339507

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