Tunesmith, tinsmith
Percy Stewart
Three chance meetings on the streets of Scotland bring together two travelling musicians: the father, an unknown composer who appears to have no child, and the son, a gifted entertainer disillusioned with the city and family life.
During a long, hot summer in the quiet of the Tweed valley, the son comes to know the father through his music. He follows the tunesmith’s most memorable journey, a return to the rice-fields of northern Italy and a pilgrimage to the Pyrenees, where France meets Spain.
Setting a simple musician’s life against a background of complex changes in Britain and Europe, Tunesmith, tinsmith searches for the magic of an independent spirit.
The novel touches on current issues of national and international concern, yet its sensitive and calming perspective inspires optimism.
ISBN 978-1-3999-4981-1
Tunesmith, tinsmith is now available from Interesting Books, at 36 West Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AS, telephone 01289 385600.