These days, it is easy to forget the compelling draw that the myth of America has had to peoples of the world – a myth that has shaped our cultures; our history and indeed, our dreams.

In his own idiosyncratic style, Steve Bonham throws himself into the dust, the dirt, the moonshine and the madness of what really makes America great.

​A Beautiful Broken Dream is a ‘trail book’ of a journey mostly on foot through the great forests of the southern states of the US and then a trip along music road, from Ashville to Nashville and New Orleans Endeavouring to avoid irritable bears, rattlesnakes, agitated natives, over-exuberant creeks, and a whole variety of other challenges, this is a journey into the heart of Appalachia and the Southern States and the music that flows from it. What emerges is a wry, funny, provocative and highly personal view of this land and the ‘truth’ it holds for all of us.