VA - Way To Blue: The Songs Of Nick Drake
Label.........................: StorySound
Genre.........................: Folk
StoreDate.....................: Apr-16-2013
Source........................: CDDA
Grabber.......................: Exact Audio Copy (Secure Mode)
Encoding Scheme...............: Lame 3.98.4 V0 VBR Joint-Stereo
Size..........................: 107.10MB
Total Playing Time............: 67:27
Release Notes:
Nick Drake's original producer, Joe Boyd, put together a series of
concerts in the UK, Australia and Italy to celebrate Nick's greatness as
a songwriter. The concerts are called Way To Blue and they have involved
singers as diverse as Teddy Thompson, Green Gartside (from Scritti
Politti), Robyn Hitchcock, Vashti Bunyan and Lisa Hannigan, as well as
bass master Danny Thompson (who played on Nick's records), and the
arrangements of Robert Kirby. These recordings are the edited highlights
of concerts in Melbourne and London; the interpretations provide
evidence, if such evidence was ever needed, of the timeless depth of
Nick Drake's qualities as a songwriter.
Over the years since Drake's death, Boyd has explored the possibility of
producing an album in tribute to his songwriting. But despite many
well-known artists wishing to participate, he always resisted, because
it seemed the only practical way to accomplish it would be for each
artist to supply a track recorded separately, with their own chosen
musicians. Boyd felt that the only way to avoid the pitfalls of the
typical Tribute Album would be to have everyone together for a week in a
rural studio, backing each other with harmonies and guitar parts,
creating an organic whole of an album.
By performing Way To Blue fifteen times over the course of four years,
he has accomplished something resembling his original dream. The songs
have been honed and shaped over the course of time, and the spirit of
togetherness among the Way To Blue company has proved inspiring to all
participants. The result is an album with the quality of a studio
production and the spontaneity of a live performance.
Tracklisting
01. Luluc - Things Behind The Sun 4:08
02. Scott Matthews - Place To Be 4:27
03. Green Gartside - Fruit Tree 5:07
04. Shane Nicholson - Poor Boy 6:21
05. Krystle Warren - Time Has Told Me 4:49
06. Robyn Hitchcock - Parasite 5:42
07. Danny Thompson & Zoe Rahman - One Of These Things First 5:09
(Instrumental)
08. Vashti Bunyan - Which Will 3:21
09. Lisa Hannigan - Black Eyed Dog 4:02
10. Shane Nicholson - Rider On The Wheel 3:07
11. Teddy Thompson - River Man 5:05
12. Luluc & Lisa Hannigan - Saturday Sun 3:37
13. Scott Matthews - When The Day Is Done 3:33
14. Luluc - Fly 4:08
15. Teddy Thompson & Krystle Warren - Pink Moon 4:51
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