Four Strong Winds

August 1, 2011

Einarson (Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love) follows the career of the Canadian folk duo Ian & Sylvia (best known for their song "Four Strong Winds") from their early days in Toronto and Greenwich Village coffeehouses through their breakup as a band and couple in 1975 to their solo careers. The book includes extensive interviews with the Tysons and people who worked closely with them, and these interviews give insight into the inner workings of Ian & Sylvia and their country-rock band, Great Speckled Bird, a subject Ian left out of his memoirs (I Never Sold My Saddle; The Long Trail: My Life in the West). Einarson also includes many interviews with folk musicians such as Gordon Lightfoot who credit Ian & Sylvia for bringing them into the limelight. VERDICT This extensive biography/autobiography will appeal to fans of Ian & Sylvia and folk music enthusiasts.--Emily Hamstra, Univ. of Michigan Lib., Ann Arbor

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