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Spinning On Air Archive
June 2008
R. Stevie Moore
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Called "The Godfather of Home Taping," R. Stevie Moore has created, recorded, and distributed hundreds of his idiosyncratic songs and albums since the 1960s. These songs encompass a huge range of pop styles, but always twist them into shapes that only Moore could make. Moore rarely performs outside of his bedroom recording studio, but this time he brings his songs and his stream-of-consciousness presentation style to the WNYC Studio to perform with fellow guitarist Mike Jodry, and talk about the music with host David Garland.
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RStevieMoore.com
R. Stevie Moore at MySpace, and YouTube
Ferron
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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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Ferron
More about the album Boulder
Bitch
Bitch on Myspace
Ulali's website and MySpace
Laura Marling
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Young British songwriter Laura Marling creates engrossing songs colored with shades of anger, forthrightness and joy. She sings them with an agile, emotional voice, accompanying herself on guitar. Here’s a rebroadcast of Laura’s Spinning On Air appearance back in February 2008, when this composer of worldly songs was only 17 years old. Laura Marling joins host David Garland to talk about and perform her songs. She’s back in New York this week for performances at Glasslands Gallery, June 16, and Mercury Lounge, June 18.
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Laura Marling at MySpace
Laura Marling
Dan Goldman’s Luxury Pond
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Dan Goldman is a songwriter based in Toronto, and his latest project is a group of unusual, tuneful, elegantly textured songs about sharks, boulders, frozen lakes, clay portraits, and the emotions they evoke and reflect. With accompaniments that include gorgeous string quartet arrangements by Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), the sound-world of Goldman’s songs is lush and fresh. “Luxury Pond” hasn’t been released yet, and host David Garland offers you your first chance to hear this delectably original album.
Dan Goldman's website and MySpace
Ed Askew
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Ed Askew could be considered an “outsider” artist—he certainly operates outside the mainstream—but there’s nothing arcane or closed-off about Ed’s songs. His first album was recorded in 1968, and Ed is still in touch with his unique muse, creating music that’s disarmingly full of heart. Ed’s music has been featured on Spinning On Air before, but this time he gives us the rare chance to hear him perform in the WNYC Studio and talk about his music with host David Garland. Pianist Thomas Bartlett and string player Sam Amidon, both accomplished songwriters and members of the band Doveman, provide the accompaniment for Askew’s in-studio performances.
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Ed Askew at MySpace, YouTube, and Last.fm
Sam Amidon's website and MySpace
Thomas Bartlett's Doveman and MySpace
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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