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Episode Synopsis
The people of Scotland and Ireland have a centuries-old tradition of song, poem, and story.
In the early 1960s a young poet, Storyteller, and songwriter emerged, and uickly captured the imagination of millions.
His name is Donovan Leitch, but he has always been known professionally as simply Donovan.
His more than 200 songs included ,amu mpw-classic ‘60s tunes.
But in 1970, still only in his mid-twenties, Donovan walked away from it. And he explained why, in a 2007 book that he called "The Autobiography of Donovan."
In the early 1960s a young poet, Storyteller, and songwriter emerged, and uickly captured the imagination of millions.
His name is Donovan Leitch, but he has always been known professionally as simply Donovan.
His more than 200 songs included ,amu mpw-classic ‘60s tunes.
But in 1970, still only in his mid-twenties, Donovan walked away from it. And he explained why, in a 2007 book that he called "The Autobiography of Donovan."
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