Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Supernova International Ska Festival

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat."

Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of the Special Beat Service album which embodies both the brilliance and the bittersweet end of the English Beat whose songs served as a soundtrack for thousands of Gen Xers like me.  

The book and this podcast is my tribute to the band’s final, triumphant act – which initially was largely overlooked – and how their music and the love of a young woman changed me forever.

I recently attended the three-day, Supernova International Ska Festival in Hampton, Virginia which featured 30 plus ska bands from all over world that was headlined by The Selecter. I was invited to be part of the festival’s very first literary tent which featured authors like Pauline Black and Daniel Rachel who have focused on writing about ska and 2 Tone
 
This week’s episode features musician and author Charles Benoit interviewing me about the genesis of writing "Soul Salvation" and some interesting stories and anecdotes about the band and some of my personal story that is woven throughout the book.

My new book Soul Salvation : A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat is now available from DiWulf.com and from Amazon globally. 

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