The Man with the Golden Flute: Sir James, a Celtic Minstrel
Sir James Galway is one of the top musicians of our time, with a dazzling career that has spanned five decades and many genres of music. Now he celebrates his seventieth birthday with a look back on his incredible career, during which he has traveled around the world many times over and made countless friends, including legends from the worlds of classical and popular music. He reflects on the challenges he faced coming from the poverty of working-class Belfast and making the decision to go solo as a flutist, as well as the triumphs as he made his way to the top of his profession.
- Offers a rare, personal glimpse at the life of a modern musical master whose work has ranged across the musical spectrum with collaborators as diverse as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chieftains, John Denver, and Pink Floyd
- Includes delightful stories from Galway's career of more than fifty years
- Shares the challenges of touring and of melding public and private life
By turns witty and informative, engaging and inspiring, The Man with the Golden Flute is a captivating read for fans of Galway and his music.
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Book details
- Author
- James Galway
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Music
- Topics
- musician memoir · flutist · Irish musicians · Celtic music · classical music · working-class origins · career retrospective · Belfast
- ISBN-13
- 9780470503911
About the author
SIR JAMES GALWAY OBE is a flutist whose recordings have sold over 30 million copies.
Galway received an OBE in 1979 and was knighted in 2001, the first wind player to receive that honour. In 2005 he won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
When not performing, Galway draws on training at the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music, and the Paris Conservatoire under Gaston Crunelle and Jean-Pierre Rampal, and on six years as principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1969 to 1975.
James lives in Meggen, Switzerland, with his wife, flutist Jeanne Galway.