INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK
Monday 03/02
ECHOES CD OF THE MONTH
DAVID DARLING: PRAYERS OF COMPASSION
Chilled cellos and melancholy moods
The lord of largo returns with another album of deep, soul-stirring ambient chamber music called Prayer for Compassion. Darling takes his cello and drapes it in orchestral layers across melodies of luxurious melancholy. Framed by deep reverb and the gentlest of environmental sounds, David Darling shows why he's the avatar of ambient chamber music.
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Tuesday 03/03
AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL BRUFORD
A progressive rock drummer drops the beat
Bill Bruford is the drummer's drummer. He came to renown with progressive rockers Yes, changed perceptions of percussion with several stints in King Crimson and turned away from rock with his own, brainy jazz group, Earthworks. Now he's announced his retirement and dropped a biting tome, Bill Bruford: The Autobiography that talks about life on the road and the changing shape of music. Bill Bruford talks about his odyssey, on Echoes.
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Wednesday 03/04
We'll be hearing music by an artist from 20 years ago and that same artist today as we celebrate 20 years of Echoes. Today, it's Lisa Gerrard, Then and Now, from Dead Can Dance to her latest release.
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Thursday 03/05
It's new music from Jeff Johnson who has released a new CD of his sacred music called Journey Prayers and also have Forastiere, the Italian guitarist with a great new CD called Live.
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Friday 03/06
AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN GREGORIUS
Ambient acoustic guitar
John Gregorius is a finger-style guitarist who places his instrument in ambient soundscapes on his album, Heaven and Earth, our December CD of the Month. He's played rock 'n' roll, but he merges Windham Hill-style acoustics with Steve Tibbetts-style landscaping. John Gregorius talks about his guitar journey, which includes the Christian imagery that suffuses his music.
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Playlists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive
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