Shirley Collins wins the 5th Penderyn Music Book Prize 

“Luminous… All in the Downs traces the rhythm of a life with the old songs and music. Deeply moving… it allows us to read Collins in the landscape and the landscape in her.” The Wire

“Spirited… elegant… highly enjoyable… Shirley Collins’s descriptions of her beloved Sussex, along with the richness of her culture, make an elegant case for reclaiming a variant of English history.” The Guardian

“In these pages Shirley Collins completes her comeback, reclaiming her rightful place in the English folk revival from those who placed obstacles in her way.” Billy Bragg in The New Statesman

Huge and heartfelt congratulations to Shirley Collins for winning this year’s Penderyn Prize for music literature with her memoir All in the Downs.
We're immensely proud to have helped Shirley bring her beautiful writing to the page.

Thanks to all the judges for their decision in a year of brilliant music books, and to everyone at the wonderful Laugharne Weekend for hosting the prize-giving and the Q&A with Shirley.

The special edition of Shirley's book is now sold out, but the standard paperback edition is available via all good booksellers. 

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