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Spinning On Air Archive
July 2007
White Magic
Sunday, July 29, 2007
The band White Magic made a vivid impression a couple years ago with an EP of memorable, mysterious songs. Since then the group dissolved and re-grouped, still featuring the distinctive voice and songwriting of Mira Billotte as its defining sound, now with versatile guitarist Douglas Shaw. Mira's swooping, authoritative singing and unusual piano playing build songs that are like tuneful incantations. She's joined by Douglas in the WNYC studio to perform a set of new and traditional songs, and to present some tracks from from their new CD "Dat Rosa Mel Apibus." Host David Garland talks with them about the magic of White Magic. This show first aired Dec. 17, 2006.
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White Magic on Myspace
Songscapes
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Some songwriters clear new territory with their songs, and build personal musical structures we can enter and explore, finding new paths to familiar feelings. Here are some recent recordings by such musicians: Nedelle (pictured), Quinn Walker, Luke Temple, Aimee Norwich, Saint Eskimo, Golden Ghost, and Angel Deradoorian.
Cameron Hull
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Songwriter and singer Cameron Hull is easy to enjoy, but hard to place. His songs sound a bit like folk music of the 1940s and ’50s, but with a modern edginess. He mixes humor and sincerity in a disconcerting way, and his singing voice displays aspects of his operatic background without sounding at all stuffy. Hearing Cameron, you might guess he’s an old eccentric who lives in the wilderness, but in fact he’s a young eccentric who lives in Brooklyn. Cameron Hull joins host David Garland to perform and talk about his music.
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Cameron on My Space
Cameron Hull
Gretchen Phillips
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Gretchen Phillips is an Austin, Texas-based songwriter, and a singer with a clear, very expressive voice. She sings of hope in dark times, the thrill of passion, her love for her girlfriend, her cat, and more. As she puts it, her music combines "an uncompromising approach to the inherent politics of pleasure, coupled with a ceaseless desire for fun." Knowing that she's briefly visiting New York, host David Garland has invited Gretchen into the WNYC Studio with a pick-up band--vocalist/violinist Bitch, and Garland himself on piano--to perform, and to talk about her life as a musician, as an out-lesbian role model, and as a citizen.
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Gretchen Phillips
Gretchen Phillips at MySpace
Gretchen's band Two Nice Girls
Bitch
Bitch and her band The Exciting Conclusion on Spinning On Air
David Garland on the Web
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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