Ryan Walsh is a musician and journalist whose writings have appeared in such publications as the Boston Globe, Vice, and Boston Magazine. Walsh will discuss his new, critically acclaimed book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 (Penguin, 2018), about the Van Morrison album of that name and its Boston roots.
The Leading Voices speaker series brings practitioners and scholars at the forefront of their fields to campus to discuss their work and experiences in music. Visit the Department of Music events calendar for more info and upcoming Leading Voices speaker series events, which take place select Thursdays 3-4:30pm: https://camd.northeastern.edu/calendar/