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Ferron delivers her autobiographical songs with an intensity similar to an actor performing a soliloquy. She’s fully involved in the songs’ emotions, carrying both herself and her listeners to a place of vulnerable intimacy. She also has a skeptic’s sense of humor and an unusually rich voice, and has been called “the Johnny Cash of lesbian folksinging.” Ferron has been recording and touring since the 1970s, and now visits the WNYC Studio to perform her songs along with violinist/singer Bitch. Ferron talks with host David Garland about writing her songs, connecting to her Cree and Ojibway roots, and collaborating with Bitch on her latest album, “Boulder.”
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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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David, that show made me cry, I used to listen to Ferron back in the 80's when I lived in Santa cruz and was married. She is amazing, I learn so much from her, and her voice has deepened so. I savor each word, I will have to get up to Mass, to see her, great show!
Ferron is a pretty nice folksinger...
I like her music...why does her sexual
preference & politics have to be
an issue...when Dylan performs...
is it all about heterosexuality?...
are lesbians & gay people in genreal
more moral than non-gay people?...
just play the music!
Breathtaking. What a gift to listen to Ms. Ferron on your program this late afternoon, dusk softly walking in through thunder, rain and sun. Thank you for introducing me to the poetry of Ms. Ferron. Kindest Regards.
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Spinning on Air seldom fails to deliver: Thanks for bringing me a wealth of new music I would never have found on my own. Listening to Ferron was a pleasure.
Her songs are honest, compelling and heart-felt.
Spinning on Air is always amazing and tonight
was no exception. Ferron's honesty and sense
of humor offset the terrible pain she communicates in her lyrics. the girl on a road
song is almost too much to bear. in the end
her compassion for everyone, including herself,
saves the day. Thank you, David.
Superb show,I was crying listening to Ferrons songs. So beautiful,filled with sorrow and love,such a testimony to living life,I thank you,send her my warmest regards and gratitude. I was lucky to have just put on the radio when I heard her singing and couldn't do anything but take it all in. My appreciation,wonderful ....
Superb show... brought tears of joy and sorrow,thanks
to bob in dix hills ny -
folk singers don't just write/sing pretty songs, they speak/sing about issues, injustice, as well as love - ferron and dylan both. when the injustice touches you personally, you speak to it, you lift your voice and sing. people often don't think about how much they broadcast their heterosexuality or how much privilege is associated with it. like white people mostly don't think about our whiteness. (it's really not sexual "preference," by the way, but orientation. and it's not just about sex...)
and ferron - well, she rocks!
Thank you for a truly amazing show . Together Ferron and Bitch have given us a treasure in this incredible music. The song Girl On a Road both tears you up and heals you...especially for those of us who have walked such roads.
And to Bob in Dix Hills...Sorry Tiger Boy...it is not just about the music. You are listening to wounded healers, they must write and sing their pain in order to reach us. Perhaps, you could take the time to listen again, and let yourself go to their place; then you will "know" the depth of this work.
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