One for the parishioners - my essay for The Nation on Ernest Hood's enchanting 1975 album Neighborhoods, recently reissued by Freedom To Spend. As well as getting the back story in fascinating detail from the late Hood's son Tom, it was an enjoyable opportunity to think about the changing nature of neighbourhood and neighbourliness during my lifetime.
Come zither - Ernest Hood strumming and plucking his primary instrument, alongside the Crumar
Orchestrator strings-keyboard