Feb. 21st, 2025

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Today was the first day of the yearly Faversham Literary Festival. The event I was interested in seing was a discussion with Jennifer Lucy Allan and her new book on clay.

The talk on went very well. I learned a lot about the history of clay and how artesans use it. She talked about herow introduction into clay modelling and the use of a kiln. She highlights some less well known or infamous feminine moulders of clay. After the talk I got her to sign the previous book she wrote, which is all about foghorns.



I am just beginning to read this one, despite having it for a good long while.




This is a talk about her previous book on foghorns that I mentioned above.

Unsound Talk: An Interrupted History of The Foghorn (Jennifer Lucy Allan &Kevin Martin aka The Bug)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz5QWmb5WLw



She is also a writer, a journalist and broadcaster. She has written for the Guardian, Quercus and of course my favourite music magazine, The Wire, as well as being presenter on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction. Her musical focus in on experimental music and th

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