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    Fingal's Cave Podcast Ep.15 – Rob Chapman on the early Pink Floyd and his Syd Barrett and Nick Drake dreamland

    Another episode and another superb guest! A big welcome to ROB CHAPMAN!

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    Drawing on his exceptional knowledge of both artists, Rob Chapman serves up a palatable Syd Barrett and Nick Drake broth, replete with historical and cultural references.

    For followers of the Fingal’s Cave Podcast, Rob is perhaps best known for his two groundbreaking books about Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett, An Irregular Head, published in 2010 and The Lyrics of Syd Barrett, published in 2021.

    Rob’s latest novel is Unsung: Unsaid, an exploration of the creativity of Syd Barrett and Nick Drake through the medium of speculative fiction.

    Encouraged by hosts Ian Priston and Phil Salathé, Rob explains his inspirations, why he chose to trap Syd and Nick at the same Kensington Market café table, and his approach to characterisation and structure.

    Rob reflects on his early memories of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett in the 1960s and his two solo albums. Guiding us on various tangents, Rob also explains why his love of Pink Floyd extends to 1971 and describes working with David Gilmour.

    If you haven’t encountered Spike Hawkins’ Instant Poetry Broth, you will undoubtedly wish to search for details after hearing Rob’s explanation.

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    #2
    Awesome! Looking forward to listing to this. I just started the book, The Lyrics of Syd Barrett, half way through his introduction. Thank you!

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      #3
      Another brilliant one guys. Love Rob’s Syd bio! Congrats on another great guest and episode.

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        #4
        Another really great listen, thanks. I love the nonchalant way Rob mentions he went to '...one of the Peel In Concert things around the time of Echoes....'.
        Looking forward to the episode covering that!

        (The above Youtube link takes you to Ep.14 instead of this one.)

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          Link fixed, thank you!

        #5
        really interesting guest. I bought his Syd bio on the back of this podcast. I must admit I don't know why I didn't buy it at the time - I think I'd got a bit bored with the whole "Syd did loads of acid and here are some crazy stories about him" and assumed it would be more of the same. It was a really good read, and delved into his influences and creative process much more than any other bio.

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          #6
          A really interesting listen. Rob is quite a character , and does not take a lot of prompting - but Ian & Phil kept him "on track" . this feels like you guys are creating a more "in depth" history of Pink Floyd. I am also a fan of Nick Drake's work - having been lucky enough to be given a copy of his LP (on CD) "Five Leaves Left" about 10 years ago.

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            #7
            Nick Drake fans are unusually well served in this year's BBC Proms, with a whole prom dedicated to him. Prom 8: Nick Drake - an Orchestral Celebration is being broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 on 24th July.

            https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e4wp8g

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