Podcasts about Solid Air

After my initial exposure to the mercurial talents of John Martyn - who created his own language through Folk, Blues and Jazz through the 1970's and on - a follow up. Before I focused on the immortal albums like Solid Air and One World, this time an extensive look at the rest. Well, up to a point, specifically from his debut, London Conversations in 1967 to The Apprentice in 1990. A slow start, and some real 80s trash lie in wait, but a few more classics are added to the list and it's a fascinating journey. Fans of Beverley Martyn turn away.

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, despedimos al fin el plomizo mes de enero. Lo hacemos con enormes clásicos, entre 1969 y 1974. Suenan: RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON - "CALVARY CROSS" ("I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT", 1974) / NICK DRAKE - "THINGS BEHIND THE SUN" ("PINK MOON", 1972) / JOHN MARTYN - "SOLID AIR" ("SOLID AIR", 1973) / VAN MORRISON - "TWILIGHT ZONE (ALTERNATIVE TAKE)" (1974) / JONI MITCHELL - "COURT AND SPARK" ("COURT AND SPARK", 1974) / GRATEFUL DEAD - "CHINA DOLL" ("FROM MARS HOTEL", 1974) / TIM BUCKLEY - "CHASE THE BLUES AWAY" ("BLUE AFTERNOON", 1969) / PETER HAMMILL - "DROPPING THE TORCH" ("CHAMELEON IN THE SHADOW OF THE NIGHT", 1973) / ROY HARPER - "HORS D'OEUVRES" ("STORMCOCK", 1971) / DAVID ACKLES - "LOVE'S ENOUGH" ("AMERICAN GOTHIC", 1972) / TOWNES VAN ZANDT - "HIGH, LOW AND IN BETWEEN" ("HIGH, LOW AND IN BETWEEN", 1972) /Escuchar audio

My irregular series on artists, albums or movies that were either denied classic status at the time or who have been forgotten from the conversation since. Here a look a 60s UK folk music genius who branched out into astonishing music in the 1970s (see also Nick Drake, John Fay, Vashti Bunyan...). A walk through his life and career through the lens of four totemic albums from that period, including the absolutely essential for anyone releases, Solid Air (10/10) and One Word (10/10).

Unlock the secrets behind John Martyn's genre-defying masterpiece "Solid Air" as we uncover how Martyn, much like Bob Dylan, reshaped the boundaries of British folk with his bold fusion of jazz, blues, and rock. Ever wondered how an album recorded in just eight days could produce such timeless tracks? We promise you'll gain fresh insights into the album's experimental brilliance and its enduring influence on later musicians. Discover why Martyn's adventurous sound continues to captivate listeners, and why tracks like "Solid Air" and "I'd Rather Be the Devil" remain fresh even today.Prepare for an intimate look at the emotional core of "Solid Air," a heartfelt dedication to Nick Drake that speaks volumes about mental health awareness. We'll explore the intriguing album cover created with the rare scleran photographic technique and draw unexpected parallels to modern bands like The Strokes with their surprising British flair. As we navigate to the album's second half, admire with us the craftsmanship and musicianship that shine through every note, ensuring this 1973 classic remains a fixture in music history. Whether you're a long-time fan or a newcomer, this episode promises to enhance your appreciation of Martyn's groundbreaking work.Listen to the album on SpotifyListen to the album on Apple MusicWhat did you think of this album? Send us a text! Support the showPatreonWebsitePolyphonic Press SubredditFollow us on InstagramContact: polyphonicpressmusic@gmail.comDISCLAIMER: Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to play pieces of the songs we cover in these episodes. Playing clips of songs are unfortunately prohibitively expensive to obtain the proper licensing. We strongly encourage you to listen to the album along with us on your preferred format to enhance the listening experience.

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Have you noticed that everything seems to be changing? The weather—the county—time seems to be speeding up. Attention spans seem shorter. Feelings are rampaging for some. On an individual scale some are grieving while others are celebrating. It seems that the one thing that we can count on is change. While that may be cliche, it is true, nevertheless. How then shall we live? The New Age demands that the fear and superstition surrounding religious convictions be removed, and that the Truth, plain, simple, and direct, be presented that people may learn to live now, in the present, with the assurance that the eternal God is their refuge. ~ Ernest Holmes, LSOM, p. 74

This week, Béla chats to Sydney/Eora based poet, educator, and poetry slam founder, Troy Wong. Troy's work has been published in Cordite Poetry Review, Australian Poetry Journal, and Solid Air. Troy is a National finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam and the founder, host, and creative director of Bread & Butter Poetry Slam.He joins Béla in the studio to talk sacrificial poets, teaching experiences, and being in an "inter-swiftie" relationship.Troy's InstagramBread and Butter Poetry Slam InstagramBread and Butter Poetry November "Slampionship"Hera Lindsay Bird's PoetrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had the pleasure of interviewing John Smith over Zoom video!Though he was dubbed the future of folk music by Pentangle's John Renbourn, singer-songwriter John Smith's unique synthesis of styles puts him halfway across the Atlantic. He once made an album driving round the Deep South, recording out of the boot of his car; but his new record The Living Kindis the real masterpiece in American atmospherics – a true musician's record, produced by Joe Henry, the man responsible for some of the subtlest Americana of recent times.At the start of 2022 they cooked up the idea for an intimate record together – “an acoustic album that sounded like Spirit of Eden”, Smith explains, referencing Talk Talk's 1988 classic. Along with John Martyn's Solid Air and Joni Mitchell's electro-acoustic odyssey Hejira, it was one of the three creative inspirations for The Living Kind.Like Hejira, the new album is a cohesive song-cycle that seems to be cast in one rich tone-colour, one powerful mood. At the start of the Covid pandemic, Smith's family suffered a cluster of personal crises in the space of three months. His mother began radiotherapy for breast cancer, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and his wife lost a pregnancy which also endangered her life. The couple, who have a young daughter, sold their house in Sussex and relocated his parents from Spain to a new home, for treatment. After that, as he sings in his first single The World Turns, Smith had to “find a new way to feel”.Most of the songs were written in the space of just two months over Christmas last year: The Living Kind is an album made after, not in the midst, of a period of personal turmoil. It gets you right in the chest – the opener,Candle, captures the overwhelming strain of his father's diagnosis – but in its self-possession and curious positivity it feels like the culmination of many personal evolutions.The Living Kind owes much of its precision and confidence to its unique recording circumstances: it was cut over just four days in February 2023, in Joe Henry's remote home in Harpswell, Maine. With temperatures dropping to -25 outside, the band – a tight trio consisting of Henry's son Levon and bassist Ross Gallagher – didn't leave the house at all. You can hear the closeness, darkness and warmth in the new songs – the hunkeredness, the cocoon.It was the first live recording made in Joe's new “music room”, a space above the garage, and cutting a record there was a leap of faith as it was completely un-soundproofed: “if a truck came by, you'd have to stop recording”.But Henry's organic and spontaneous way of working has revolutionized Smith's own. Writing on his 1963 Martin and a new Mulecaster steel guitar, Smith tends to be led where his instrument takes him. He's always played acoustic guitars with pickups inside, and enhances the rich, three-dimensional sounds with an EBow: a vibrating magnet held above a guitar string, which produces a theremin-like wail.The Living Kind is an album from someone lucky enough to have the gift of music to help put life's greatest challenges into some kind of perspective: “I do feel without my guitar and without song-writing I would have lost my mind, many times” Smith says. Henry detected something new in his singing, a lack of self-consciousness, closer to live performance than he had ever heard him in the studio.We want to hear from you! Please email Hello@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #SHAED #NewMusic #ZoomListen & Subscribe to BiBhttps://www.bringinitbackwards.com/followFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod

TERRY REID ‘SUPERLUNGS' THE LEGENDARY SINGER WHO TURNED DOWN LED ZEPPELIN AND DEEP PURPLE: A SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I'm your host Ray Shasho. Terry Reid, ‘Superlungs' as he's affectionately known, is without doubt one of the greatest rock/soul voices ever produced or is indeed likely to. A Terry Reid concert should be a cherished memory for any self-respecting fan of the greats of British music. Terry turned down the front man's job with Led Zeppelin, recommending his mate Robert Plant instead, a similar offer and rebuff to Deep Purple. Aretha Franklin's stated that The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Terry Reid were the best England had to offer in 1968. He underwent two World Tours with The Rolling Stones, US tours with Cream, UK tours with Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac, The Isle of White Festival in 1969 and Glastonbury in 1970, played at Mick Jagger's wedding, before soured record deals resulted in Terry leaving Britain for America nearly 40 years ago. All true, but the full story includes numerous collaborations with Graham Nash, covers of Reid songs by Marianne Faithfull, The Hollies, The Raconteurs (the hugely popular ‘Rich Kid Blues'), film soundtracks, including a song in George Clooney's  film ‘Up In The Air', and a catalogue of 6 studio albums, including the seminal album ‘The River', re-released to critical acclaim in 2002 and the 1976 Nash produced ‘Seed of Memory'. A Reid song ‘Horses Through a Rainstorm' also features on CSN's box set. Terry's most recent release is entitled ‘The Other Side of the River' and released an incredible live album entitled ‘Terry Reid Live in London.' PLEASE WELCOME LEGENDARY SINGER SONGWRITER AND MUSICIAN OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SUPERLUNGS…TERRY REID TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS … PURCHASE  THE LATEST RELEASE BY TERRY REID The Other Side of the River A double LP housed in a Stoughton gatefold "tip-on" jacket. Remastered from the original analog tapes. Track notes by Terry Reid. 6 never heard Reid compositions, plus 5 very different alternate takes - all previously unreleased. British musician Terry Reid is a relatively unsung legend. With his incredible voice (that earned him the nickname "Superlungs"), spot-on songwriting, and underrated guitar skills, Reid invented new sounds and others followed suit. His 1973 LP, River, is an under-the-radar but deeply loved album. Our special new release, The Other Side Of The River, features all previously unreleased material from the River sessions, including six never-before-heard Reid compositions and five very different alternate takes of tracks from River. Over the decades, as River went in and out of print, there were rumors of a mythological double album's worth of unreleased material. The rumors turned out to be true, as the entire album was recorded twice: once with British producer Eddy Offord and again with the legendary Tom Dowd. The sessions captured Reid's free-associative mix of folk, blues, rock, jazz, bossa-nova, soul, and samba, recalling at times Tim Buckley and Van Morrison, while featuring some remarkable guests including Gilberto Gil on percussion, Ike & Tina Turner's Ikettes on vocals, and David Lindley, of psych band Kaleidoscope, on violin. The Other Side Of The River includes songs that even Terry had forgotten - rockers in the style of the River track "Dean," Latin grooves with percussionist Willie Bobo, and beautifully sparse vocal material not unlike David Crosby's If Only I Could Remember My Name and John Martyn's Solid Air. available at amazon.com ALSO TERRY REID LIVE IN LONDON Terry Reid returns annually to London to play a residency at the legendary Ronnie Scott's club. Putting together a cracking band, Terry has performed two hours plus sets that have delighted his audiences, and Terry, who says of Ronnie's: The room has a special quality that allows me to talk to you as if you were in my own front room, where one conversation leads into another. That, I suppose, is how I end up playing for over two hours. I must be honest when I say I treasure those moments I spent with you and the kindness you show me. Live In London is the fourteen-track result from one of these performances. Terry and his band perform these songs, spread over two CDs. They capture Terry (nicknamed Super Lungs) as he takes a journey through an emotional landscape that starts with The Frame and passes along the way Rain In The Red Lights, his best known song River, a version of Brian Wilson's Don't Worry Baby and culminates in a two song finish, Seed of Memory and Don't Know Why. Live In London captures a unique performer and his band as they deliver a set of songs that allow them to stretch out and improvise or keep to tight arrangements all the while performing at the tops of their game. Though a contemporary recording, this album harks back to an earlier time when performers had a freer rein on their talents and Terry an amazing singer and raconteur takes full advantage of the space that his rapt audience and the intimate atmosphere generated at Ronnie's grants him. available at amazon.com   FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TERRY REID VISIT https://www.terryreid.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/p/Terry-Reid-100047699059130/ Facebook https://twitter.com/terryreid?lang=en Twitter https://www.instagram.com/superlungsterry/?hl=en Instagram https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNKLYpDqBnk8mVJT8GRq1UA YouTube https://open.spotify.com/artist/12fRdeKejG8BBzybGf0ygk Spotify   UPCOMING SHOWS Fri 3 May 2024: Tuckerton, NJ - Lizzie Rose Music Room Sun 5 May 2024: Media, PA - Media Theater Thu 9 May 2024: NEW YORK, NEW YORK  - PRIVATE PARTY Fri 10 May 2024: New York - The Cutting Room Sat 11 May 2024: N Y, N Y - THE TURNING POINT   TERRY REID Discography Studio albums Bang, Bang You're Terry Reid (1968) Terry Reid (1969) (US title: Move Over for Terry Reid) River (1973) Seed of Memory (1976) Rogue Waves (1979) The Driver (1991) The Other Side of the River (2016) Compilations Super Lungs: The Complete Studio EMI Recordings 1966–1969 (2004) The Most of Terry Reid (1969) MFP5220 Live albums The Hand Don't Fit the Glove (1985) Alive (2004) Silver White Light – Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2004) Live in London (2013)   Support us on PayPal!

Joe Boyd and John Wood were the producer and sound engineer behind some of the greatest folk rock albums of the 1960s and 70s. They worked with Pink Floyd on their first single Arnold Layne, with Fairport Convention on Unhalfbricking and Liege and Lief and with Nick Drake on Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon. John produced John Martyn's Bless The Weather and Solid Air while Joe worked with the Incredible String Band. In this conversation with Matthew Bannister on stage at the Indoor Festival of Folk, they tell the extraordinary stories behind the creation of these classic albums. --- We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either... Become a patron and get great rewards: patreon.com/folkonfoot Or just buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/folkonfoot Sign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.com Follow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot

In honour of Blue Monday and Refresher Blues, this week's episode is all about Blues. Some of our favourite Blues pieces, along with discussion on how it influenced so many other genres. This episode we also tease the new Album Club concept, with this week's focus on Solid Air by John Martyn!

"We are their only, hope, and I am confident we will make our windows safe for birds because it is the right thing to do."  Dr Daniel Klem Jnr, 2021.This is the third episode concerning the very large conservation issue of wild bird deaths because of clear glass/plastic used as glass - the glass we have in windows, sliding doors and pool fencing.  This episode is all about what we are doing in Australia, how much an issue it is in Australia and what products are available today for purchase in Australia to make glass bird safe.BirdCast encourages all Australians to supply information to Birdlife Australia, and/or the Global Bird Collision Mapper - for without enough Australian based information (despite the international data) building codes and all three levels of Australian government are highly unlikely to change to become bird safe.A first for BirdCast is our first listener competition! Be sure to listen in for the information we require for an entry.We can only accept entries who have an Australian based postal address.Good luck to all our interested listeners!Bird strike information:Birdlife Australia - Bird Strike Project:Online surveyhttps://birdlife.org.au/projects/urban-birds/bird-strike-projectGlobal Bird Collision Mapper:https://birdmapper.org/app/Retrofitting existing windows and glass pool fencing:BirdScreen:https://www.birdscreen.com/Zen Curtain - paracord curtain: DIY instructionshttps://www.birdsavers.com/make-your-own/Glass films:Solyx film - the film used at Mary Cairncross Rainforest Discovery Centrehttps://www.windowenergysolutions.com.au/window-film/decorative-window-film/Feather Friendly Tapehttps://www.featherfriendly.com/residentialCollidEscape stickershttps://www.amazon.com.au/CollidEscape-Strikes-Prevent-10-Year-Performance/dp/B06VVBRKVZ?th=1New Glass:Both these products are proven to be bird safe in all applications but are both based internationally.  If you are interested in new glass that is  bird safe in all applications suggest you contact National Glass Australia - https://www.nationalglass.com.au/Walker Glass - AviProtekt Thttps://www.walkerglass.com/products-options/aviprotek-t-pattern-713-transparent-bird-friendly-glass/Guardian Glasshttps://www.guardianglass.com/us/en/why-glass/build-with-glass/applications-of-glass/glass-for-facades/bird-friendly-glassBirdCast contact points for Competition:What's on offer 2 x signed copies of Dr Dan Klem Jnr's book - Solid Air Invisible Killer: Saving Billions of Birds from Windows - Dr Dan Klem Jnr has also written an inscription inside the book - a special message to BirdCast listeners!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1892441777643619https://www.facebook.com/Birdman-Dad-1678314232464220Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/birdman_dad/?show_story_unavailable=1&hl=enReddithttps://www.reddit.com/user/birdmandad/Email:goosemanki8@gmail.com

As stunning and useful our glass windows, doors and pool fencing is; it conceals a dark secret - annually it is killing millions of our beautiful, free flying wild birds.. and that's a conservative estimate.Help be part of effective change to this simple to solve environmental problem.Become part of the critical mass of bird admirers that demand effective change to our glass users - builders, architects and government departments who control the use of glass in all our buildings.Join our guest Dan Klem Jnr, the world authority on this very issue, as he discusses the solutions that exist to limit and reduce birds hitting our glass.  All of us can apply these effective, research proven strategies to the glass in our lives.Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1892441777643619https://www.facebook.com/Birdman-Dad-1678314232464220Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/user/birdmandad/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/birdman_dad/?show_story_unavailable=1&hl=en#:~:text=Birdman%20Dad%20(%40birdman_dad)%20%E2%80%A2%20Instagram%20photos%20and%20videosDan Klem's book:https://www.booktopia.com.au/solid-air-daniel-klem/book/9780888396464.htmlMaking glass bird safe:Existing glass:Retro fitting film for existing glass (USA calls it tape)https://www.featherfriendly.com/residentialhttps://www.collidescape.org/The Paracord bird savers - Zen as used in Brisbanehttps://www.birdsavers.com/make-your-own/https://www.3m.com.au/3M/en_AU/graphics-signage-au/applications/windows-and-glass/Novel or new build glass:https://www.walkerglass.com/products-options/aviprotek-t-pattern-717/Brisbane Commercial building using paracord:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-28/the-curtain-saving-birds-from-hitting-glass-windows/11638774

Today's episode (Part1) is a plea to humans of our world to change what they are doing for the sake - and lives - of all wild birds. And everyone can take part - with somewhat reasonable ease - to alter their own solid air and literally save billions of our beautiful, wild birds.For as "noice" as clear sheet glass (or the plastic alternative is) - you know the glass we use in windows, pool fencing, exhibit barracades, building frontages - reflective glass included -  this material is lethal to the free flying birds of our world.But don't take BirdCast's word for it - instead listen to the world authority on this issue that has literally dedicated decades of his life to researching the issue, examining the existing building use of clear sheet glass and most importantly how each and every human on this planet can reduce this needless slaughter for the sake of an uninterupted view.  Daniel Klem (jnr) is a Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology at a University in Pennsylvania.  He has dedicated some 47 years to researching the issue of bird strike on glass windows/barricades and states that this issue is quite literally killing billions of birds worldwide..... yet no one is reporting the issue, and worse, we humans keep building with the glass as we have done for years, making no changes what so ever to rectify the bird deaths. We simply can not "offset" the magnitude of these wild bird deaths.Dan has written a book on this exact topic, and how every human can take their own steps to reverse the carnage - from individual home owners, to Local Government Planning authorities, to National building Codes creators - every human has a role. Dan's book is called:"Solid Air - Invisible Killer: saving billions of birds from windows".  The book explains that where ever standard clear or reflective sheet glass exists so do dead birds. But it also explains how easily this problem can be rectified.Join BirdCast in this discussion of this significant environmental calamity, but also join us in the solutions.  This discussion will be presented over 2 episodes.https://www.booktopia.com.au/solid-air-daniel-klem/book/9780888396464.htmlFacebook - Birdman Dadhttps://www.facebook.com/Birdman-Dad-1678314232464220https://www.facebook.com/groups/1892441777643619Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/birdman_dad/?show_story_unavailable=1&hl=enReddit:https://www.reddit.com/user/birdmandad/

Right now as you read this, you are probably inside of a death trap for birds. Moderns homes, schools, and offices are often fitted with expansive windows and while aesthetically pleasing to us humans, this is a huge problem for birds. The average residential house kills 3-5 birds per year, resulting in upwards of a billion bird deaths total in the US. But, there are solutions! Join John as he interviews Dr. Daniel Klem Jr. about his recent book Solid Air- Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows. Dan has spent a lifetime researching and advocating for this underappreciated, but serious, problem for birds. Don't let your home, office, or school be a drain on bird populations! Learn how you can make your windows bird safe and also advocate for architecture that saves birds! 

My guest is Daniel Klem Jr., a professor of Biology and Sarkis Acopian Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology at Muhlenberg College. After dedicating the last 48 years of his life to avian window collisions, he is widely-recognized as the foremost authority on the subject; he has recently released a book on the topic - Solid Air, The Invisible Killer: Saving Billions of Birds from Windows. Dan tells us about his book, about becoming a professor, some wonderful observations of birds, including the American Woodcock. For more about Dan, please visit his website - danielklemjr.org While you can find his book on Amazon, please support his publisher by purchasing directly from them at - solidairbook.com 

John Martyn experiments with british folk and 70s space rock on "Solid Air". The boys discuss echoplexes, Dave Matthews, and the album's far-reaching musical descendants. Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69Vetp16c7rUSJPWsugbqI?si=1edabd883470481a (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69Vetp16c7rUSJPWsugbqI?si=1edabd883470481a) Listen to Solid Air here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0QD0LEYQDkrJrtVcuRBcVp?si=FVjBMtvOQtWk5W-5r5MMBQ (https://open.spotify.com/album/0QD0LEYQDkrJrtVcuRBcVp?si=FVjBMtvOQtWk5W-5r5MMBQ) Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Intro music courtesy of https://open.spotify.com/artist/6iUot3X4FwzuZVHMQ4xh4P?si=TOpyXme9QU-Hf71jjj7_DQ&dl_branch=1 (The Beverly Crushers) Outro music courtesy of https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ehOaXsBSc6eMO2fnveJU2?si=UrpyPkbrQh2AB9wQBLVbOg&dl_branch=1 (MEGA) Next week's album: Black Sabbath - Vol 4

Allra handa tónlist; m.a. á dönsku og mandarísku! Íslenska deildin þó áberandi.

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Allra handa tónlist; m.a. á dönsku og mandarísku! Íslenska deildin þó áberandi.

If you haven't yet come across Anne-Marie Te Whiu‘s writing, you've definitely felt the ripple effects of her work in poetry. She co-edited UQP's Solid Air, Australia and New Zealand Spoken Word, co-directed the Queensland Poetry Festival from 2015-17, and this year we'll see the publication of Whisper Songs by Tony Birch, which Annie also … Continue reading "Ep 132. Anne-Marie Te Whiu: Weaving a moment"

If you haven’t yet come across Anne-Marie Te Whiu‘s writing, you’ve definitely felt the ripple effects of her work in poetry. She co-edited UQP’s Solid Air, Australia and New Zealand Spoken Word, co-directed the Queensland Poetry Festival from 2015-17, and this year we’ll see the publication of Whisper Songs by Tony Birch, which Annie also … Continue reading "Ep 132. Anne-Marie Te Whiu: Weaving a moment"

The artist, graphic designer and writer, Chaz Hutton, joins Tom to talk about some of his favourite music: Yamasuki - "Aieaoa", Sarah Webster Fabio - "Sweet Songs", Nancy Wilson - "Ode to Billy Joe", Misfits - "Last Caress", Alessi Brothers - "Seabird", Beverly Glenn Copeland - "La Vita", Rob Clarkson - "Thought Bubble", Jonathan Richman - "I Was Dancing in a Lesbian Bar", John Stewart - "Mother Country", David Bowie - "Speed of Life", GZA - "4th Chamber", Franco Micalizzi - "Lo Chiamavano Trinità", Ofege - "It’s Not Easy", Bill Holt’s Dreamies, Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Album, John Martyn's Solid Air and Nick Drake's Pink Moon.

Hey everyone! In this episode we answer the questions of where does weight go when you lose it, which is also related to how trees gain weight, and spend about half an hour talking about food. Food we don't like, in particular.   Go figure.

The album was recorded over eight days and features instrumental contributions by bassist Danny Thompson and members of Fairport Convention.[4][5] "Solid Air", the title track, was dedicated to a friend of Martyn's, Nick Drake, who would die of an antidepressant overdose 18 months after the album was released. - wikipedia

Steven Oliver was born in Cloncurry in North West Queensland and is currently based in Brisbane. He is a writer/performer in myriad fields ranging from poetry and acting to songwriting and cabaret. His written works for the stage include the plays Proppa Solid (published by Playlab Press) and From Darkness (Brisbane Festival), and his one-man cabaret show Bigger and Blacker (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), all of which received rave reviews from both critics and audiences. His poetic works have been published in international poetry journals Ora Nui and Solid Air as well as national journals Australian Poetry Journal and Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today. His spoken-word piece ‘What Matters’ opened the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and was televised globally. His written works for the small screen include the web series A Chance Affair as well as Australia’s first Indigenous arts game show, Faboriginal, and the Logie-nominated sketch comedy show Black Comedy (Seasons 1 and 2). Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky, for which he is both writer and presenter, is his latest work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode the guys discuss the timbres and legacy of jazz/rock/folk pioneer John Martyn. Solid Air marked a special point in their lives as Jake introduced Stefan to the seminal work of Martyn back in 2012. The guys are joined by Solid Air's producer, John Wood, who explains the ins and outs of working with Martyn; on what Wood thinks is Martyn's greatest work, as "he would have flashes of brilliance, but not the consistency of Solid air". Along the way the boys explore and share anecdotes from their research, alongside their usual segways into their own musical experiences.

The distinctive sound of the Psychedelic Era was not just component of the rock music of the period. There was a good bit of Folk Music which was influenced by the times. That sound did not end with advent of the 1970s and lives on in many artists today. On the next two shows, we’ll look back to that magical period and to artists that carry that spirit on through to today. This week we'll hear some classic music from Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and Paul Siebel among others. We’ll also hear some contemporary players like In Gowan Ring, Helen Dorothy and The Creaking Tree String Quartet. Getting your freak folk on … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #20-31: Psych Folk, Pt.1 Host: Tom Druckenmiller Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways The Creaking Tree String Quartet / “Zig Zag” / The Creaking Tree String Quartet / Self Produced Bob Dylan / “Mr. Tambourine Man” / Bringing it All Back Home / Columbia In Gowan Ring / “On the Butterfly's Wing” / Hand-Eye / H-E Pat Kilrory / “The Magic Carpet” / Light of Day / Elektra Jefferson Airplane / “The Other Side of this Life” / Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25 & 27/66 Sony Helen Dorothy / “Be Kind to Your Heart” / Light Time & Sound / Self Produced Strawbs / “Pieces of 79 & 15” / Strawbs / A+M The Creaking Tree String Quartet / “Scotland Yard” / The Creaking Tree String Quartet / Self Produced Lal & Mike Waterson / “Bright Phoebus” / Bright Phoebus / Domino Fairport Convention / “Chelsea Morning” / Fairport Convention / Polydor John Martyn / “Solid Air” / Live at Leeds & More / Scrapper Quicksilver Messenger Service / “Shady Grove” / Shady Grove / BGO Paul Siebel / “Then Came the Children” / Woodsmoke & Oranges / Elektra Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The premiere episode of the Thin Air Podcast Season 2 features Kerry's finest singer-songwriter Junior Brother.  With his debut album Pull The Right Rope recently named the Thin Air 2019 album of the year, Ronan Kealy speaks to Danny Carroll about the song's origin and recording process.  We also hear from the song's producer Chris Barry (Ailfionn Studios), as well as cellist Claire Kinsella (Lemoncello). Music Featured: 1. The Back Of Her (2018) 2. Hungover At Mass (2017) 3. You Make A Fine Picture (2016) 4. The Back Of Her Demo (2016) 5. Parasite - Nick Drake (1972) 6. Solid Air (live) - John Martyn (1978) 7. Sprout And The Bean - Joanna Newsom (2004)   Presented & Produced by Danny Carroll

Acknowledgement of countryNews with Cait KellyDavid Barnden, from Equity Generation Lawyers, is running the first case against a superannuation fund in Australia for not taking climate risk into account.Anne-Marie Te Whiu and David Stavanger, editors of the new anthology Solid Air: Australian & New Zealand Spoken Word, will host the Wheeler Centre’s third event in the Group Texts series. Featuring electrifying local performers and practitioners of spoken word.Paul Gorrie speaks to us about Young Mob Questioning Treaty a documentry film he worked on that is featuring at imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto.We speak to Jonathan Homsey & Pookie about performing in THRICE FOR THE THIRD CULTURE KID and at VIBE! at Emerge in Yarra 2019, a festival showcasing artistic & cultural diversity to the wider public.Andy Paine on proposed laws in Qld set to outlaw "lock-on" devices used in prominently, environmental protests , giving police extra search powers and making the use of devices an offence punishable by one year in prison.SongsSampa the Great - HeavenGenesis Owusu - Good TimesDRMNGNOW - Australia Does Note ExistPookie - YZ

Eddy Burger and Koraly Dimitriadis talk about the new book of spoken word poetry, Solid Air. Photo at 3CR by Di Cousens. 

Tim Evans in conversation with Carmen MainTim Evans is recovering from being English and, since 2015, has been working through this by performing his poems at strangers. His hobbies include anxiety, depression, jokes, and trying to do all of them at the same time. He’s been published in the audio journal Audacious Vol. 4, in Australian Poetry Journal and in the upcoming anthology Solid Air from University of Queensland Press. Tim has featured at numerous poetry events across Melbourne and Victoria, and was awarded an honourable mention at the 2017 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize. In 2018 he reached the final round of the Slamalamadingdong! Grand Slam and became a member of the only Australian team to compete at the National Poetry Slam in Chicago. The NPS festival organisers invited him to share his work on the finals stage at the UIC Forum. He also performed in New York at the Bowery Poetry Club and the Newyorican Poets Cafe.Several people have said nice things about his poetry but have refused to go on the record. He likes using self-depreciation but he isn’t very good at it.

Davie Scott recalls the distinctive voice and fine guitar skills of the late John Martyn.

February 1958-78: Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Blood Sweat and Tears, Stooges, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Alice Cooper, Dr John, Blue Oyster Cult, Roy Harper, John Martyn, Neu, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Adverts, Kate Bush

“Solid Air” se publicó en Febrero de 1973, es el sexto álbum del cantautor escocés John Martyn (quinto si tenemos en cuenta su colaboración con su primera esposa, Beverly, en el disco “The road to ruin”), vendió 100.000 copias y es considerado por los fans del músico como una obra esencial. Lo acústico, lo romántico, lo atormentado, lo eléctrico... todo está concentrado en los 35 minutos de este vinilo. A través de sus letras, versiones alternativas, tomas en directo y fragmentos de su biografía nos vamos a acercar en este primer programa de “Discos Locos” - el espacio de Discos de Culto de Radiopolis -, a la imprescindible figura de un artista que influyó a colegas de profesión tan variados como Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Beth Orthon, Phil Collins o Levon Helm, muchos de los cuales acabarían apareciendo en los propios discos de Martyn.

Ian Rankin chooses the album Solid Air by John Martyn. Plus archive bbc interviews with John Martyn, Phil Collins, Ralph McTell and Danny Thompson. Go to Front Row’s Cultural Exchange website for full details.

With John Wilson. Architect Richard Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, is the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. Timed to coincide with his 80th birthday, the show includes his designs for the Pompidou Centre, the Lloyds building and the Millennium Dome. Richard Rogers talks to John about dyslexia, Prince Charles and everybody's democratic right to see a tree from their window. Preparations are underway for the first Gospel music Prom. Conductors Ken Burton and Rebecca Thomas join Prom host Pastor David Daniel to discuss the history of British gospel music, what it means today and whether having a religious belief is important to be a performer. To illustrate what audiences at the Royal Albert Hall and on BBC Radio 3 will hear, members of the London Adventist Chorale sing in the studio. In tonight's Cultural Exchange, Ian Rankin chooses the 1973 album Solid Air by the British singer-songwriter and guitarist John Martyn. Producer Claire Bartleet.

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Ian Rankin. Ian Rankin is an award-winning writer of crime fiction and the creator of the Scottish detective John Rebus who has featured in 17 novels to date. Born in Fife, Rankin came from a working-class background in a coal-mining town where he says he spent most of his childhood trying to "look like he fitted in". In his bedroom he would live out a fantasy life, writing poems, stories and creating strip-cartoons. He admits there are many parallels between himself and Rebus - they lived at the same Edinburgh address, both are fond of a drink and now they even share the same taste in music, though unlike Rebus, Rankin has never smoked. However all that is about to change; Rebus has reached the age of retirement in the police force and Rankin's next novel will be the last in the series.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Solid Air by John Martyn Book: A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell Luxury: Pinball machine (traditional American one)

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the writer Ian Rankin. Ian Rankin is an award-winning writer of crime fiction and the creator of the Scottish detective John Rebus who has featured in 17 novels to date. Born in Fife, Rankin came from a working-class background in a coal-mining town where he says he spent most of his childhood trying to "look like he fitted in". In his bedroom he would live out a fantasy life, writing poems, stories and creating strip-cartoons. He admits there are many parallels between himself and Rebus - they lived at the same Edinburgh address, both are fond of a drink and now they even share the same taste in music, though unlike Rebus, Rankin has never smoked. However all that is about to change; Rebus has reached the age of retirement in the police force and Rankin's next novel will be the last in the series. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Solid Air by John Martyn Book: A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell Luxury: Pinball machine (traditional American one)