Faber published Bragg's second nonfiction book (after 2006's The Progressive Patriot), Roots, Radicals and Rockers in June 2016, a history of the British skiffle movement, tracing the form from its 1950s boom back to ragtime, blues, jazz and American folk music. On BBC Music Day 2017, he helped unveil a blue plaque marking the studio (Trident) where the late David Bowie recorded two classic albums and the single "Space Oddity", in Soho; he joined album sleeve designer George Underwood and BBC Radio London's Robert Elms. In November, he released all six tracks from the mini-album Bridges Not Walls as downloads through the Billy Bragg website, followed by the single, "Full English Brexit" through Cooking Vinyl.
Faber published Bragg's second nonfiction book (after 2006's The Progressive Patriot) Roots Radicals and Rockers in June 2016 a history of the British skiffle movement tracing the form from its 1950s boom back to ragtime blues jazz and American folk music On BBC Music Day 2017 he helped unveil a blue plaque marking the studio (Trident) where the late David Bowie recorded two classic albums and the single "Space Oddity" in Soho; he joined album sleeve designer George Underwood and BBC Radio London's Robert Elms In November he released all six tracks from the mini-album Bridges Not Walls as downloads through the Billy Bragg website followed by the single "Full English Brexit" through Cooking Vinyl