Voxfire takes Medieval chants and turns them into free-floating expanses with beautiful vocals. They infuse their chants with ambient moods and even blues harmonica.
Coming Up
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – Voxfire Interview
Tag: Ambient Chamber Music
Playlists
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – Echoes Program 1942B
It’s the pristine, perfectly poised sound of Ludovico Einaudi. The acclaimed Italian pianist and composer comes in to play music from his latest album, Seven Days Walking, live.
Reviews & Commentary
Bassist Erik Scott Leaves the Planet R.I.P.
Bassist Erik Scott has left the planet. Former bassist with Flo & Eddie, Alice Cooper and Sonia Dada, he birthed a second career with atmospheric bass instrumentals. John Diliberto remembers.
Coming Up
Weekend, October 26-27, 2019 – Fiona Joy & Rebecca Daniel
It’s Chamber Moods on Echoes. We’ll hear a live performance with pianist Fiona Joy Hawkins and violinist Rebecca Daniel. Then we talk with oboist Jill Haley about her National Park Soundscapes.
Coming Up
Friday, October 25, 2019: Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, two recent releases by veteran New Age artists. We’ll hear David Darling from Homage to Kindness and Nancy Rumbel, David Michael and Benjy Wertheimer from Confluence.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2020 Announced
The Big Ears Festival returns in 2020 with another overwhelmingly impressive roster of artists pushing the avant-garde fringes past, present future. John Diliberto takes a quick survey.
Playlists
Tuesday, October 8, 2019: Echoes Program 1941B
We go into the chill of Iceland when we talk with Hugar. The ambient chamber music duo recently released their second album Varða. The duo talk about the landscapes of Iceland on Echoes.
Coming Up
Monday, October 21, 2019 – Fiona Joy & Rebecca Daniel
A serene and free-flowing exploration of chamber music moods when we hear pianist Fiona Joy Hawkins and violinist Rebecca Daniel in a beautiful and intimate performance.
Coming Up
Weekend, October 19-20, 2019
This weekend on Echoes Bat for Lashes’ Natasha Khan talks about the vampyric and film imagery behind her new album, Lost Girls and we hear pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi playing live.
Playlists
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Echoes 30th Anniversary
It was 30 years ago that Echoes launched on October 2, 1989. John Diliberto brings back to the music that was played in that first year, from Philip Glass to Brian Eno to Kate Bush and more.