

The Wake Festival
July 27, 2024
Daniel Rachel is in conversation with John Andrews at 1:30pm he also plays a 2 Tone 7” vinyl dj set at 5pm both are on the Meadow Stage.
Musician-turned-award winning author talks about his current book, THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF 2 TONE RECORDS.

AN UNCUT, RESIDENT MUSIC, LOUDER THAN WAR, BLITZED & TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR.
An essential read…fasten your seat belts, rudies’ MOJO
A brilliant book…Nothing is left out of this definitive book THE WIRE
Disputatious, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT
An exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES
A must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR
A brilliant, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR
Superb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK
The most extensive & engrossing account of the 2 Tone movement written to date DO THE DOG
The ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE
Surely the definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS
An incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA
A great book about a few exceptionally talented people who came together and created something extraordinary CHARLIE HIGSON
Comprehensive, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK
The definitive story of 2 Tone. Masterful BILLY BRAGG
Every bit as thrilling, and just as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES
The definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS
