Being asked to do talks and interviews around the book, I find myself explaining the contents, my motivations, and my journey through the writing process in different ways to different audiences. Here is a short piece I wrote for my upcoming talk (December 2020) to post-grad students in the Cultures in Education Research, and Music in Education Research Groups at Birmingham City University. My new book, ‘Spinning the Child: ‘Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records

Wistful children's song adapted as a call for Civil Rights 'Bein' Green' first appeared on the children’s television programme Sesame...

[This post is related to my article in the Jazz Research Journal] Jazz music in children's television sends out contradictory messages...

Book titles are like song titles, album titles or even band names. Believe me, I've spent a lot of time on the last three. They need just the right combination of words, sounds and signifiers to make them sit just right. They need a bit of creativity and a whole lot of crafting to sum up the product, grab people's attention and help everyone involved to feel nice about it. ​​My book is about recordings made for children. I use the word 'records' to refer not only to the spin