Spinning On Air Archive
March 2006
Vashti Bunyan
Sunday, March 26, 2006
British songwriter Vashti Bunyan visits Spinning On Air for her first
American performance and radio interview. Her new, second album,
“Lookaftering,” was released 35 years after her first album, and the
story of her earlier artistic discouragement and current renewal of
creativity is moving and fascinating. Despite the obscurity of Vashti's early work, her music has been an important influence on young "freak-folk" songwriters such as Devendra Banhart. For this show, Vashti joins host David Garland to talk about her life and music, and to perform some songs in the WNYC Studio.
Vashti Bunyan's website: www.anotherday.co.uk
Singers and Mountains
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Some songs about singing and other essential activities. We hear imaginative recordings by contemporary groups such as Tiger Saw, Great Lake Swimmers, and Wax & Wane, plus some ear-catching older recordings by Julie Driscoll, Karen Dalton, Bryan Maclean, and the late Scottish eccentric Ivor Cutler. Also featured are a few tracks from the new album by the New York-based band Mountains, which makes an unusual kind of chamber music with acoustic guitars, accordion, and computers.
Diane Cluck
Sunday, March 12, 2006
This show features the full set that Diane Cluck recorded for WNYC in
November, 2004. Alternating in-studio performances with home
recordings, it presents her songs from several different angles.
Hauntingly personal, idiosyncratic, beautiful and intense, Diane's
music offers a powerful experience. Though she tends to let her music
speak for itself, Diane talks a bit with host David Garland about her
songwriting and the thoughts and experiences behind it.
Links
» unicornsounds.com
» voodooeros.com
Au Revoir Simone
Sunday, March 05, 2006
This trio from Brooklyn uses synthesizers, drum machines, and their
gentle voices to play songs about horse races, forgiveness, oceans,
cool air and warm goodbyes. Originally an informal project among
friends, Au Revoir Simone has gone on to compose their own songs and
perform them in Japan, Iceland, The UK, and now the WNYC Studio. Host
David Garland welcomes band members Erika, Heather and Annie to set up
their electronics and share their thoughts and music in this in-studio
session. Au Revior Simone comfortably mix pop, minimalism, wistfulness, and an energizing sense of fun. Their set includes music from their mini-album, unreleased songs, and a spontaneous unplugged re-mix featuring all three women playing the WNYC grand piano together.
» www.aurevoirsimone.com
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David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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