Love, Death and Whiskey

Love, Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O’Sullivan

ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403
Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010

40 song lyrics by Patrick O’Sullivan, selected from the long back catalogue. New songs that measure themselves against tradition, folk, chanson, stage song and the crafted form of the literary lyric. A book for musicians looking for worthwhile words, performers looking for a new text — he writes good songs for women singers. A book for lovers of real verse and real feeling, who respect traditional skills and lyric forms.

The book is on sale through all the usual outlets an online bookshops, and there are ebook versions — for example at Smashwords, where sample pages can be downloaded.

Readers’ reviews, from the web sites:

  • ‘Great lyrics, a joy to read!’
  • ‘Buy one for yourself and one for your lover! ‘