Here Comes Everybody

Hey Ho

James Fearnley — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:42:09 +0000

NOT PART OF ‘HERE COMES EVERYBODY’ BUT STILL

Strings reminiscent of Bobby Goldsboro’s “Summer (the First Time)”

Human whistling (from the halls of Slade Art School and an empty flat in Bolton)

Clown at the end of Twelfth Night:

A WHILE AGO THE WORLD BEGAN

AND IN TIME TO COME THIS WORLD WILL END

THESE MEGRIMS I JUST CAN’T TRANSCEND

I’VE TRIED AS HARD AS ALL I CAN

I’VE SEEN YOUR FACE A THOUSAND TIMES

IN CLOUDS AND CLIFFS AND LAKES AND THINGS

WITHOUT THOSE SWELLS OF CELESTIAL STRINGS

AND ALL THAT CHILDISH PANTOMIME

HEY HO THE WIND AND THE RAIN

FOR THE RAIN IT RAINS ALMOST EVERY DAY

‘CAUSE STILL YOU HAUNT ME IN MY DREAMS

AS I EMPTY ONE MORE CABERNET

ON MY PUMICE ISLAND IN THE BAY

MY HAMMOCK BATHED IN GOLDEN BEAMS

WHEN MISTS ALL SHROUDED THE CREPUSCULE

THOSE SUMMER EVENINGS LONG AND STILL

WE FUSED OUR LIPS UPON THE HILL

WHY MUST THE AUTUMN BE SO CRUEL?

HEY HO

SO I BLOW INTO MY OLD KAZOO

AND STIFLE ALL MY OWN ADVICE

‘CAUSE I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU ONCE OR TWICE

YOU COULD NEVER LET A MAN GET OVER YOU

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Laugharne Weekend

James Fearnley — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:53:11 +0000

I’ve been invited to join the likes of, so far, Simon Armitage, Howard Marks, Cerys Matthews, Robin Williamson, Simon Day and Robin Ince at the Laugharne Weekend which takes place the weekend 13-15th April in Camarthenshire, on the estuary of the River Tâf. I’m looking forward to making the long journey from Sydney – the day after the Pogues Australian (and a gig in Tokyo) tour – out to near-as-damn-it the Pembroke Coast.

Details are here:

Cerys Matthews joins line-up for Laugharne Weekend – Showbiz – Lifestyle – WalesOnline

and here:

BBC – Wales Arts: Line-up unveiled for Laugharne Weekend 2012

The Thought Fox

James Fearnley — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:19:01 +0000

I was asked to write 500 words for Faber and Faber’s blog, The Thought Fox (http://www.thethoughtfox.co.uk/). The brief from my editor was, ’perhaps if you have time (and inclination) you could write a little piece for our thoughtfox blog about the experience of being edited, and proofing, for the first time.’ As it turns out, my article has been included – well, appended – under the heading ‘Cultural Highlights: 2011 (Part 3)’, which over the past few weeks has included round-ups of the past year by Faber and Faber writers. I had been wondering why the blog’s editor had referred to my article as ‘a little different’.

Memoir

James Fearnley — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:09:14 +0000

: The cover design

The memoir is coming out in the UK at the beginning of May. I’m in the proofreading stage at the minute. By way of illustration of this part of the process, here’s a bit from Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’:

‘How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe,’ Victor Frankenstein says about his creature, ‘or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath.’