Book description
For a Pagan Song
tells the story of how Jonny Bealby follows in the footsteps of his two
heroes from literature, Kipling and Dravot, travelling across remote
parts of India and Pakistan and into war-torn Afghanistan. Picturing
himself seated by a roaring fire, listening to the song of a pagan
chief, Jonny sets out to experience the ancient ways of the tribes of
Kafiristan -- and discovers himself along the way. Jonny Bealby was
born in 1963. Educated in England, Scotland and Canada, he developed a
passion for travel and on leaving college journeyed extensively in
Australasia and the Far East. Returning to the UK he became a sound
engineer before forming his own rock band, Tin Gods. The group recorded
four singles and one album before splitting up. He has visited more than
sixty countries and has had articles featured in a variety of
publications including the Daily Telegraph, Observer, Traveller, and
Manchester United Magazine. He is the author of Running with the Moon,
For a Pagan Song and Silk Dreams, Troubled Road.
