Daniel Rachel

Punky Reggae Party at the British Library
2016-09-09 19:00 - 22:00 UTC
Punky Reggae Party at the British Library
With very special guests:
Dennis Bovell
Tom Robinoson
Lucy Whitburg
Kate Webb
To celebrate the publication of Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music and politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge.

Rock Against Racism formed to fight ‘the racist poison in rock music.’ With an emergent National Front and mounting attacks on ethnic minorities, punk and reggae artists united to confront neo-fascism. Author Daniel Rachel is joined by musicians Dennis Bovell and Tom Robinson, and founding members, Kate Webb and Lucy Whitman.
Punk 1976-78 is part of Punk London, a year of events, gigs, films, talks and exhibits celebrating 40 years of punk heritage and influence in London

BBC LONDON Robert Elms Show
2016-09-08 11:30 - 12:00
BBC LONDON Robert Elms Show
Daniel will be discussing Walls Come Tumbling Down at 11.30am

About the programme

The Robert Elms show is a celebration of every aspect of this tumultuous city that we share. Three hours a day we revel in the stories and characters, memories and aspirations which make this such a great place to live and work. Art, architecture, history, movies, shopping, drinking and dining all carried out to a soundtrack of music for grown ups.
The Robert Elms Show is tailor-made for you, dear Londoner

WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
2016-09-08
WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
The music and politics of rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge
PRESS RELEASE
WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
By DANIEL RACHEL

Daniel Rachel presents an oral history of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge, consisting of interviews with over 100 key figures and contributors to this musical revolution.
Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for arguably the first, and last time in Britain’s musical history; musicians and their fans suddenly became instigators of social change, and “the political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs they sang”. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they both shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation.
Composed of interviews with over 100 of the key players at the time, Walls Come Tumbling Down is a fascinating, polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial sixteen years in Britain’s history.
Daniel Rachel wrote his first song when he was sixteen and was the lead-singer in Rachels Basement. He was first eligible to vote in the 1992 General Election and now lives in north London with his partner and three children. Daniel is the author of Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters, a Guardian and NME Book of the Year, also published by Picador, and a regular guest contributor on BBC Radio 5.
Walls Come Tumbling Down by Daniel Rachel is published on 8th September 2016 (Picador)
Hardback & ebook • ISBN: 9781447272687 • £25
For more information and media requests please contact Sarah Patel in the Pan Macmillan press office: sarah.patel@macmillan.com or T: 0207 014 6187

BBC Radio Scotland
2016-09-05 15:05 - 15:40
BBC Radio Scotland with Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue)

15:05-15:35 in conversation with Ricky Ross and Nicola Meighan about Walls Come Tumbling Down mixed in with tracks from RAR/2 Tone/ Red Wedge artists

Red Wedge:Billy Bragg in conversation with Daniel Rachel including film screening
2016-09-03 18:00 - 21:00
Red Wedge:Billy Bragg in conversation with Daniel Rachel
To celebrate the book launch of Walls Come Tumbling Down join us for an evening with Billy Bragg in-conversation with author, Daniel Rachel including live music, an audience Q&A and a rare screening of the Red Wedge film Days like These.

The period from 1976 to 1992 was the last time cultural engagement would play a defining role in British politics. To celebrate the book launch of Walls Come Tumbling Down join Billy Bragg in-conversation with author, Daniel Rachel who will be discussing the tumultuous events of this sixteen year period including live music, an audience Q&A and a rare screening of the Red Wedge film Days like These.
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Billy Bragg’s first political awakening was the great Rock Against Racism Carnival in London in 1978. Witnessing the energy of the Clash and the gender politics of the Tom Robinson Band led Bragg to embark on a solo career armed with a Fender Telecaster and a desire to seduce girls. As a new decade turned, and with Thatcherism taking hold of the nation, artists of the left galvanised behind the resurgent CND and in opposition to the Falkland’s crisis and the Miners’ Strike offering socialism as a compassionate alternative to savage cuts, high youth unemployment, and government class war. Alongside Paul Weller, Bragg was the driving force behind Red Wedge, a loose collective of artists declaring themselves for but not of the Labour Party.

Musician-turned-author, Daniel Rachel (Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters) witnessed the first Red Wedge tour in Birmingham in 1986. Raised in a staunch Conservative household, the alternative music and politics of the late Seventies and Eighties had a profound effect on his ideological thinking. Interviewing over 100 people Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the battle for the musical and political terrain of Great Britain: when youth culture demanded a voice; when counterculture became national news; when politicians campaigned alongside contemporary pop stars; and when the political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs they sang.

The sixteen-year period between 1976 and 1992 was characterized by badge-wearing, flag-waving, rioting, marching and partisan alliances. Political activism brought a young electorate to an understanding of the ideological struggle; it brought them to protesting on the streets, to free festivals, to concert halls, to rallies, to comedy gigs across the country, and finally it brought those ideas to Parliament.
The revolutionary spirit was that of People Unity:
Governments crack and systems fall . . . lights go out – walls come tumbling down!

6.15pm – Screening of Red Wedge film in the Coal Store
7.00pm – Drinks reception and private view of Rock Against Racism exhibition in the Accumulator Tower
7.30pm – Daniel Rachel in conversation with Billy Bragg
9.00pm – event finishes

Edinburgh International Book Festival
2016-08-20 19:00 - 20:00
Edinburgh International Book Festival
DANIEL RACHEL
Sat 20 Aug 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre
£8.00, £6.00

IN PRAISE OF PROTEST SONGS
Political protest seems to happen more in other countries nowadays, but in the 70s and 80s Britain was awash with activism, both on the streets and on the musical stage. In this event, Daniel Rachel discusses the golden era of Rock Against Racism, Red Wedge and 2 Tone with Vic Galloway, cataloguing interviews with many of the period’s key players. Are we living in too cynical a time for similar movements to gather momentum now?
Part of our Music and Meaning series of events.

Tickets go on sale at 8:30am on Tuesday 21 June.

BBC 5 Live Up All Night - Virtual Jukebox
2016-07-16 02:00 - 04:00
BBC 5 Live Up All Night – Virtual Jukebox
Daniel is the special guest contributor on the Virtual Jukebox.

July 16 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC 5 Live Up All Night

2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC Radio 5
July 16l @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo and Daniel Rachel
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection.
To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may charge). Text 85058 (standard rate).
Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

How Did Reggae Influence Punk?
2016-07-08 19:30 - 21:00
How Did Reggae Influence Punk? -Friday 8 July Roundhouse, Camden

Daniel joins an esteemed panel to discuss punk and reggae in the late Seventies. Guests include Steel Pulse founder Mykaell Riley, cultural producer, feminist activist and punk band member Chardine Taylor-Stone and multi Sony Award-winner Ray Paul of Punch Records. 7.30pm

'A Lover Sings' in conversation with Billy Bragg
2016-06-04 17:00 - 18:30
‘A Lover Sings’
In conversation with Billy Bragg
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Billy Bragg will be in conversation about his new lyric book “A Lover Sings” with Daniel Rachel, acclaimed author of Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters, punctuated with songs and Q&A in what promises to be a very special performance.

BBC 5 Live Up All Night
2016-04-17 02:00 - 04:00
BBC 5 Live Up All Night

2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC Radio 5
17 April @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo
BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest contributor on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox.
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection.
To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may charge). Text 85058 (standard rate).
Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

Punk London
2016-03-09 20:00 - 23:00
Punk London

Daniel will be hosting a special Q&A with Rockarchive founder and world renowned music photographer, Jill Furmanovsky, and Mark Perry (Sniffin’ Glue/Alternative TV). A Chunk of Punk is a photographic celebration of 1970’s subversive culture featuring a mainly unseen collection of Punk images of The Buzzocks, The Clash, The Sex Pistols and many more, .
Rockarchive’s A Chunk of Punk
A Barbican Music Library Exhibition
9 March 2016

As part of Punk.London: 40 Years of SubversiveCulturehttp://www.punk.london/

Chunk of Punk Exhibition
CHUNK OF PUNK EXHIBITION
BARBICAN MUSIC LIBRARY
2 March to 28 April 2016

Jill Furmanovsky will be opening up her archive to share her collection of both well-known and unseen Punk images in a celebration of 40 years of Punk. A series of seminal shots of The Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Blondie, The Undertones, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Blondie, Iggy Pop and more will be featured.

In addition fans will be able to enjoy a feast of punk vinyl curated by Barbican Music Library curator Michael Southwell. The collection will include the covers of punk albums and singles that Jill Furmanovsky was involved with, either as photographer or designer.

Homage will be paid to Sniffin Glue Magazine and the style of punk in series of wall hangings that will include photography and symbols of punk iconology. Jill is collaborating on these with fashion house, The Earl of Bedlam and artist, Neil Simon.

Jill says, “I am delighted to be showcasing A Chunk of Punk at the Barbican Music Library. I have been inspired to delve deep into my archives to celebrate the creative energy and inclusiveness of the Punk movement summed up by Mark Ps famous dictum – If you can play three chords you can form a band – It is echoed by my own experience – If you train for two weeks you can be a photographer!”

Library Opening Times:

Mondays & Wednesdays 9.30am to 5.30pm;

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am to 7.30pm;

Fridays 9.30am to 2pm; Saturdays 9.30am to 4pm;

Closed on Sundays. The Library will also be closed for Easter from Friday 25 to Monday 28 March inclusive.

BBC 5 Live Up All Night
2016-01-31 02:00 - 04:00
BBC 5 Live Up All Night

2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC Radio 5
1 November @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo
BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest contributor on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox.
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection.
To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may charge). Text 85058 (standard rate).
Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

University of South Wales - masterclass
2015-11-27 13:00 - 16:00
University of South Wales – masterclass with songwriter and musician Richard J Parfitt
Richard is best known as the front man of the successful rock trio 60ft Dolls during the 1990s. He brings his 25 years’ of experience in the industry to his new role and will be based at the University’s Cardiff Campus.
During his time with the band, Richard wrote three top 40 singles and a top 40 album. He has sold over a million records and has been presented with a platinum album.
As a professional songwriter, musician and manager, Richard has worked with artists such as Welsh songstress Duffy and provided music for Universal Films. As a session musician, Richard has worked and played guitar for Dido, as well as Bernard Butler, Urge Overkill and Lene Marlin.
Richard has received copious amounts of positive press coverage including a feature spread in The Sunday Times Magazine since ’90’s album ‘The Big 3’ was re-released earlier this year. The most recent reviews are featured in major music magazine The Line of Best Fit and Record Collector Magazine.

Louder Than Words Festival
2015-11-14 10:30 - 2015-11-15 18:30
Louder Than Words Festival 2015:
13th – 15th November, 2015. The Palace Hotel, Manchester.

MOD Panel: Saturday 14th November, 3.45pm with Rick Buckler, Paul ‘Smiler’ Anderson and Simon Wells (Chair)
Juke Box Fury: Saturday 14th November, 7.15pm with Richard Boon and others
Daniel Rachel In Conversation: Sunday 15th November, 10.30am

Louder Than Words
2015-11-13 18:00 - 2015-11-15 22:00
Louder Than Words
The brand new genre-based literary festival celebrating words – oral, written and published – associated with the music industry. Authors, poets, performers, lyrics and lyricists, journalists, DJs, bloggers and publishers of music and popular culture

BIMM Bristol
2015-11-12 12:00 - 15:00
BIMM Bristol

Musician turned author, Daniel Rachel has released four critically acclaimed studio albums.
Recently, he has geared his passion for songwriting towards writing and is the author of Isle of Noise – Conversations with Great British Songwriters. The tome looks at the heart of the creative process of songwriting and includes interviews with some of the UK’s greatest songwriters, looking at their individual approaches to writing, inspirations, and the techniques and methods they have developed. Guardian and NME book of the year 2013.

LIPA, Liverpool
2015-11-06 13:00 - 17:00
LIPA, Liverpool. Paul McCartney school

BIMM London
2015-11-04 18:00

BBC 5 Live - Up All Night
2015-11-01 02:00 - 16:00

BBC 5 Live - Up All Night
2015-10-18 02:00 - 04:00
BBC 5 Live Up All Night

2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC Radio 5
18 October @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo
BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox.
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection. To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may
charge). Text 85058 (standard rate). Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

BIMM, Manchester
2015-10-09 13:00 - 17:00
DANIEL RACHEL
MASTERCLASS
9TH OCT ’15
Musician turned author, Daniel Rachel has released four critically acclaimed studio albums.
Recently, he has geared his passion for songwriting towards writing and is the author of Isle of Noise – Conversations with Great British Songwriters. The tome looks at the heart of the creative process of songwriting and includes interviews with some of the UK’s greatest songwriters, looking at their individual approaches to writing, inspirations, and the techniques and methods they have developed. Guardian and NME book of the year 2013.

SoHo House
2015-09-09 20:00
Salon event – Great Tew, Oxfordshire

BBC 5 Live - Up All Night
2015-09-06 02:00 - 16:00
BBC 5 Live Up All Night

2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC Radio 5
6 September @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo
BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox from 02.35am
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection. To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may
charge). Text 85058 (standard rate). Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

BBC 5 Live Up All Night
2015-07-19 02:00 - 16:00
BBC 5 Live Up All Night

2:00 am – 4:00 am

BBC Radio 5
19 Jul @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo
BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox from 02.35am
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection. To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may
charge). Text 85058 (standard rate). Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

Details

Date:
May 31, 2015
Time:
2:00 am – 4:00 am

Also Festival
2015-06-20 16:00 - 2015-06-21 17:00
Also is the boutique festival where you can immerse yourself in the work of leading writers, academics and experts, all in beautiful countryside.

Great British Songwriters
The songs and stories of some of our greatest musicians

Daniel Rachel’s book Isle of Noises, features brand-new, exclusive, in-depth converstaions with 27 of the UK’s most-loved musicians, from Ray Davies to Mick Jones and Laura Marling. Daniel will reveal in the most charming manner the exact creative process behind our most familiar songs. Never listen to Blur, the Bee Gees or The Kinks in the same way again.

Saturday 4:00pm | Talks Stage

What is a Moral Society?
2015-06-18 20:30 - 22:30
An evening with Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and the Reverend Richard Coles, Vicar, broadcaster and former Communard, hosted and chaired by Daniel Rachel, musician and author of Isle of Noises.
The conversation will explore the key question ‘What is a moral society?’, Angela and Richard will address the notion of a ‘good society’ and the moral responsibility of its people. They will further explore the state of the nation within the current and changing economic climate. The conversation will extend to the floor and challenge you to consider, ‘Are we in need of a new moral code?’ and ‘How important and valuable is compassion, kindness and collective goodness in society?’.

People’s History Museum

**NEW EVENT ALERT!** What is a Moral Society? Join Rev Richard Coles, Angela Eagle MP and Daniel Rachel to discuss on Thursday 18 June. Book now!
http://www.phm.org.uk/whatson/what-is-a-moral-society/

London Road Q&A
2015-06-13 18:30 - 21:00
FOLLOWED BY Q & A with
Director RUFUS NORRIS & Actress OLIVIA COLMAN
Moderated by author
DANIEL RACHEL

Sat 13th June at 6.30pm

LONDON ROAD (15) is the film version of the play which was hailed as a remarkable, ground-breaking work during two sell-out runs at the National Theatre. It documents the events that shook Suffolk in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. The film follows the community who found themselves at the epicenter of the tragic events. Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, LONDON ROAD tells a moving story of ordinary people coming together during the darkest of experiences.
Directed by Rufus Norris, the artistic director of the National Theatre and director of the 2012 film Broken, the cast includes Broadchurch’s Olivia Colman, Tom Hardy (Mad Max), Kate Fleetwood, Rosalie Craig, Anita Dobson and James Doherty. Moderated by author Daniel Rachel, who worked with the National Theatre production of London Road, assisting Rufus Norris.
The event is in aid of the charity Tender, of which Olivia Colman is a patron.
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BBC 5 Live Up All Night
2015-05-31 02:00 - 04:00
BBC Radio 5
31 May@ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo
BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox from 02.35am
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection. To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may
charge). Text 85058 (standard rate). Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

BBC 5 Live UP All Night
2015-03-29 02:00 - 04:00
BBC Radio 5 31 March@ 2:00 am – 4:00 am Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo BBC 5 LIVE: Daniel is the special guest on Dotun Adebayo’s Virtual Jukebox from 02.35am
Your chance to help Dotun and Daniel pick the latest addition to Up All Night’s eclectic music collection.
To take part, call 0500 909 693 (free from most landlines; other networks and mobiles may charge). Text 85058 (standard rate).
Email upallnight@bbc.co.uk

Guardian Masterclass
2015-03-07 10:00 - 16:00
An introduction to the business of songwriting

Date: Saturday 7 March 2015 | Times: 10am-4pm
Price: £129 | Capacity: 100

Ian Ramage

Get the inside track on the craft of songwriting and how the business works
Friday 23 January 2015 18.48 GMT

Book now

If you want to share your music with the world, an understanding of both the creative and commercial aspects of songwriting will help you get ahead. This course, led by Ann Harrison, author of definitive industry guide Music, The Business, and former major label senior executive Ian Ramage, offers a comprehensive introduction to both subjects.
Using their vast reserves of experience and enthusiasm, Ann and Ian will explain the craft and business of great songwriting, and show how these moving parts work and interconnect. The course also includes sessions from acclaimed songwriter and author Daniel Rachel, who will discuss how successful songwriters – from Ray Davies to Laura Marling – have approached their craft.
During the masterclass, you’ll learn about the inspiration and techniques behind some of the most celebrated songs in British history, and get to grips with how the music publishing industry actually works. You’ll learn about the process of monetising songs, as well as the legal aspects of sampling, copyright and ownership. You’ll also learn about the relationship between music publishing and record labels, and the differences and similarities between the two. The day is interspersed with musical recordings to demonstrate the various characteristics of great British songs, how they work, and why they become successful. Perfect for songwriters and music fans who want the inside track on the industry.
This course is for you if…

You’re a songwriter – or an aspiring one – keen to learn about the creative and commercial elements of music publishing
You’re a music fan interested in the history, practice and business of songwriting
You’re keen to make your music available for sale, and want a thorough introduction to the process of creating and publishing your own songs

Course description
This comprehensive seminar offers an overview of the creative and commercial aspects of songwriting. The day will be interspersed with audio recordings and analysis of great examples of British songwriting over the past 50 years. Topics covered include:

History of publishing, from Tin Pan Alley to the present day
The principles and practices of copyright, as it applies to songwriting
Sampling – the creative, business and legal essentials
What sources of income are available for songwriters?
How does music publishing relate to record labels? What are the differences and similarities?
Contracts, licensing and ownership
What are the basic rights and who owns them?
Where does songwriting end and production start?
Advice on how to make contacts in the music industry
The inspiration and technique behind examples of British songwriting over the last fifty years
Extensive Q&A with all tutors

Tutor profiles

Ann Harrison is the author of Music, The Business, the definitive UK book on the subject. Ann is a qualified lawyer and has been advising clients in the music business for over 25 years, the last 10 as part of her legal consultancy, Harrisons Entertainment Law Limited. Ann regularly presents classes to students around the UK and was recently seen appearing on the BBC4 documentary The World’s Richest Songs on which she was also script consultant. Ann’s clients include household names as well as those just starting out in the business. Read more about Ann on her website.

Ian Ramage has worked through the ranks from office junior to hold senior executive positions in marketing and publishing/A&R at Polydor, Warners, EMI, BMG and Sony/ATV. Since 2011 he has worked freelance, managing artists and lecturing about the music business at several leading institutions. He remains an incurable music fan as well as a fascinated and experienced observer of the business.
Daniel Rachel is the author of Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (Picador) which was a Guardian and NME Book of the Year. He has 20 years’ experience of performing and writing as a singer/songwriter, as well as experience in producing and promoting. Daniel has also managed, marketed and administered tours for himself and other artists.

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Details
Date: Saturday 7 March 2015
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £129 (includes VAT, booking fee, lunch and refreshments)
Event capacity: 100
To contact us, click here. Terms and conditions can be found here.
Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
