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November 2008
Ben Reynolds, George Stavis, Cian Nugent
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Three creative composer/instrumentalists perform their music: Ben Reynolds is a young English guitarist who lives in Scotland, and he gives us two lyrical solo pieces and one song. George Stavis' first album of innovative banjo music was released in 1969. 20 years later in 1989 he first performed on Spinning On Air, and now Stavis returns to the show. That 19-year gap between Stavis' first visit and this one also happens to be a lifetime (so far) for 19 year-old Irish musician Cian Nugent, who performs a pair of elegant piece for six and 12-string guitar. Host David Garland welcomes these musicians to the WNYC Studio, and talks with them about their music.
Snowblink and Luxury Pond
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Two of host David Garland's favorite musical discoveries of the year--songwriters Daniela Gesundheit and Dan Goldman--come from Toronto to the WNYC Studio to perform and talk about their music. Each accompanies the other in sets of songs by Snowblink (Daniela) and Luxury Pond (Dan), and joining them both is multi-instrumentalist Caley Monahon-Ward. Musically rich and lyrically compelling, the songs are about wearing antlers, planting bulbs, being a shark's brain, and orbiting planets, as well as love and friendship.
New Views, New Releases
Sunday, November 16, 2008
A good song can give you new views on life and relationships. Or, more specifically regarding the good songs on this show, new views of love, chemicals, cathedrals, nightmares, animals, and Aberdeen. Host David Garland presents new and recent recordings by Antony and the Johnsons, Frida Hyvonen, Larkin Grimm, Elephant Micah, and Felicia Atkinson with Sylvain Chauveau.
Callers
Sunday, November 09, 2008
The spare and powerful guitar-and-drums arrangements of Callers provide a dynamic setting for the extraordinary voice of singer Sara Lucas. These former southerners have moved from New Orleans to Brooklyn, bringing with them a bluesy vibe that fits nicely with their sense of daring and experimentation. The band Callers joins host David Garland in the WNYC Studio to perform and talk about their music.
Arborea
Sunday, November 02, 2008
As Arborea, Buck and Shanti Curran often make music in an old cabin on the shore of a lake in Maine. But this time they bring their string instruments, voices, and delicate, pine needle songs to WNYC for this in-studio performance on Spinning On Air. The snow is deep in Maine, but the music and conversation are warm here in New York City as host David Garland welcomes Arborea.
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All About the WNYC Music Host
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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