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Vashti Bunyan at the ArtsCenter

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An amazing story of a flame that went away but never went out.

Visit her site and scroll through the years.

I do not have a copy of the original album, I gave them all away years ago, and I only had very faded and incomplete tapes. Raymond Greenoaken – who edits the String Band’s magazine ‘Be Glad’ – very kindly sent me a tape of the JADD he has. I sent a copy of this to Paul not thinking anything much would come of it, but he called me straightaway to say he liked it.

This was hard for me to believe. Nobody seemed to give it a second thought when it was released in 1970. In fact it was not really released, it just edged its way out, blushed and shuffled off into oblivion. I abandoned it, and music, forever as I went on to travel more with horses and wagons, with children and more dogs and chickens, eventually finding a place to make a more permanent home.

Cool story from The Guardian.

From the ArtsCenter site:

Monday, February 5
8:15 p.m.

Folkie Vashti Bunyan has influenced a new generation of artists such as Devendra Banhart. Vetiver’s vocals/guitar/cello/violin sound straddles the folk and rock world. Part of The ArtsCenter’s 4th annual American Roots Series.

Price: $15
Friend Price: $13