Beautiful Affair: A Journey in Music, Food and Friendship

by Mike Hanrahan

On Sale: 10/03/2019

Beautiful Affair: A Journey in Music, Food and Friendship

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Beautiful Affair: A Journey in Music, Food and Friendship

by Mike Hanrahan

On Sale: 10/03/2019

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About the Book

From the early days of his music with Stockton’s Wing to training at Ballymaloe Cookery School, food and music have been parallel lines that have kept Mike Hanrahan on track his entire life.

Mike Hanrahan, cook and teacher, songwriter and musician, takes us back stage and into the kitchens of a bohemian, international and surprisingly foodie group of Irish household names, including Ronnie Drew, Finbar Furey, Maura O’Connell, Leslie Dowdall, Pat Shortt, Eleanor Shanley and Sharon Shannon.

Mike penned hit singles ‘Beautiful Affair’ and ‘Walk Away’ for Stockton’s Wing, from which a world of touring and behind-the-scenes escapades began. With affectionate portraits of the legendary personalities he came to know along the way, Beautiful Affair rings with the sheer graft, dedication and serious sense of humour of a life well spent on stage – and in the kitchen.

Mike’s time training with Ballymaloe’s Darina Allen would see his hobby become a second career. Here, he shares favourite recipes from home, friends and professional kitchens across the country – from family recipes cooked on country hearths to vegetarian folk-club grub and tour-bus pressure-cooker stews. Beautiful Affair tells tales of the Irish music scene from the 1970s through to today, and wends its way through a lifelong love affair with Irish food.

‘This is much more than my story. In Beautiful Affair I introduce you to my friends – who share memories, recipes and quite a few amusing anecdotes that add so much sparkle to my life.’ – Mike Hanrahan

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780008333003
  • ISBN 10: 0008333009
  • Imprint: HarperCollins
  • On Sale: 10/03/2019
  • Pages: 304
  • List Price:36.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional
  • BISAC2 : COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Irish
  • BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians
  • BISAC4 : TRAVEL / Europe / Ireland
  • BISAC5 : COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / European

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