Bridget St. John

When her first album came out in 1969, distinctive British songwriter Bridget St. John sang of stepping away from daily concerns and eating "buttercup sandwiches," and of birds, flowers, the sea, and the pleasure of walking barefoot. A few years and a few albums later, Bridget opted out of the English countryside and became a New Yorker. She's lived here in Manhattan for decades now, continuing to write personal, deeply affecting songs. With new reissues of her albums available, the value of her early work is getting proper acknowledgment. Bridget joins host David Garland to perform new and old songs in the WNYC Studio, and to talk about her life and music.

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Bridget St. John's "Celebration of Sixty Years on This Earth" takes place Wed., Oct 4th, at Kenny's Castaways, 157 Bleeker St., NYC. More info about Bridget, and this benefit event