About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Abbey Aid, Academy of Ancient Music, Boo Hewerdine, Cambridge Buskers, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge Philharmonic Society, Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra, Cantabile (group), David Gilmour, Endellion Quartet, Ezio (band), Fairhaven Singers, Fitzwilliam Quartet, Grantchester Meadows (song), Hamfatter, Henry Cow, High Hopes (Pink Floyd song), Homerton College Music Society, Isaac's Aircraft, Katrina and the Waves, Kimberley Rew, King's Singers, King's Voices, Kit and The Widow, Logistics (artist), Monteverdi Choir, Nu: Logic, Nu: Tone, Ralph Woodward, Repeat Records, Robyn Hitchcock, Samuel Smiles (band), Stile Antico (early music vocal ensemble), Strawberry Fair, Syd Barrett, The Bible (band), The Broken Family Band, The Soft Boys, Trinity Baroque, University of Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra. Excerpt: Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founder member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work: he is credited with creating their name. Barrett left the group in April 1968 amid speculations of mental illness exacerbated by drug use, and was briefly hospitalised. He was active musically for ten years, recording with Pink Floyd four singles, the debut album (and contributing to the second one), plus several unreleased songs. In 1969, Barrett started off a solo career with the release of the single, "Octopus," which foreshadowed his first solo album, The Madcap Laughs (1970), which was recorded over the course of one year (1968-1969) with four different producers (Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters). Nearly two...
