Roots of Rock, The

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Cyfrol o atgofion yn cofnodi sut y mae cerddoriaeth boblogaidd o’r 1950au hyd heddiw, yng Nghaerdydd, Iwerddon ac Unol Daleithiau’r Amerig wedi siapio bywyd Peter Finch. Archwilir gallu cerddoriaeth i greu byd y tu hwnt i’r lle y clywir ef, y modd y mae wedi diffinio cymdeithas, a’r sylweddoliad ei fod ond un clic llygoden i ffwrdd oddi wrthym bellach.
Peter Finch’s volume on 20th century popular music travels from 50s Cardiff to Ireland, New York, Tennessee, Mississippi and North Carolina. The Roots of Rock is a memoir and exploration of musical places and of music’s ability to create a world of and beyond the place in which it is heard. It also reflects on how music once defined society and is now just a mouse click away.