Working in conjunction with his wife, the award-winning author and lyricist Polly Samson, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour is set to release his first single in five years, in an upcoming audiobook recording of Samson’s A Theatre for Dreamers. Due to be released on June 25th, this new recording features original music by Gilmour throughout, and the new single that has generated so much excitement will be titled “Yes I Have Ghosts“. Co-written by Samson, the song is reportedly inspired by the one of the novel’s roster of Mediterranean characters.
In an NME article reporting on the new song’s release, the book, which was originally published in April of this year and is set on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, “captures the hazy, sun-drenched days of an expat bohemian community of poets, painters, and musicians. In Samson’s fifth work of fiction, the characters live tangled lives that are ruled by their king and queen, writers Charmain Clift and George Johnston.”
Currently pinned at the top of her official Twitter page, @PollySamson, a tweet from April 2nd comes from the author hoping that her work will “transport you to 1960s Hydra for a little while.“ Meanwhile, on Gilmour’s weekly musical livestream The Von Trapped Family, Samson took the opportunity to further promote her work on the new novel and its recent release.
Here’s the hi-res version of last night's livestream, in which @davidgilmour discussed his childhood friendship with Syd Barrett and played two of Syd's song, plus @charliegilmour revealed his new book is called Featherhood. Thanks to all who tuned in. https://t.co/achGQpnxnh
— pollysamson (@PollySamson) May 8, 2020
Elsewhere, discussing this latest artistic partnership with his wife, Gilmour was keen to complement her “vivid and poetic writing,” which, “coupled with her very natural narration voice, made joining forces to produce the audio version of ‘A Theatre for Dreamers’ a fantastic and fulfilling experience”.
Adding that he was “really pleased and proud of how Polly’s words and my music have entwined in this audio version of the novel,” Gilmour credits his daughter Romany and her contributions with harp and additional vocal while the family had been in lockdown.
A family effort and one musical, harmonious household. Can’t get any better than that, surely.
