Priscilla Ahn finds easier inspiration in loneliness and lovelorn idylls than the current state of happiness in her life and marriage. But she finds a new way to tackle inspiration on her CD, This Is Where We Are. Best known for her 2008 song “Dream,” Ahn has altered her sound and moved from folk to…
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Juliette Commagere in Echoes Podcast.
Juliette Commage Talks About Being Human in Echoes Podcast I’ve been enchanted by the voice of Juliette Commagere since I heard her singing on a Ry Cooder record, Chavez Ravine. Then “Gold,” the track she sang on Love on A Real Train’s debut last year was one of our favorite cuts. Juliette recently released her…
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Ane Brun Live on Echoes
Swedish singer-songwriter Ane Brun plays live on Echoes Do you know what the number one most Shazammed song was during this years Superbowl? It wasn’t anything by Bruno Mars or the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Instead, it was “Don’t Leave,” a gentle song from Norwegian born and Swedish based singer-songwriter Ane Brun. We featured an…
Living Room Concerts
Priscilla Ahn Live on Echoes.
Singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn Plays Live on Echoes Tonight. Hear another child of Echoes tonight when Priscilla Ahn plays live. The singer-songwriter grew up in Central Pennsylvania where she listened to Echoes on WITF in Harrisburg and WXPN in Philadelphia. She’s in LA now where she has been crafting introspective personal songs like “Dream” from her…
Living Room Concerts
Just say AH! with Linnea Olsson Live on Echoes
Swedish Cellist and Singer-Songwriter Linnea Olsson plays live on Echoes Tonight A couple of weeks ago I recorded a double set of living room concerts in New York. One was with singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Look for that in forthcoming weeks. She was accompanied by fellow Swede, cellist Linnea Olsson. When Brun’s set ended, she left,…
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From Oblivion to Euphoria in Echoes Top 25
Two Takes on Modern Guitar Lead Echoes Top 25 for January. You couldn’t get much different than the two guitar sounds at one & two in the Echoes Top 25. You’ve got the ambient guitar orchestrations of Hammock’s Oblivion Hymns, the Echoes CD of the Month for January followed at number 2 by E4 (Instrumental) …
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New music from Damien Jurado
Coming up on Echoes are new music by Linnea Olsson. She’s a singing Swedish cellist who has played with singer Ane Brun. She’s got her own album out called Ah!. We also have new music by singer Damien Jurado and his album, “Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son.” It’s coming up today on Echoes. John…
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Echoes November Top 25
Moby’s not that innocent, but Innocents leads the Echoes Top 25 for November. Haven’t voted in the Best of Echoes 2013 Poll yet? You could do worse than any 10 CDs from November’s Top 25. Of course, Moby’s CD of the Month, Innocents leads the way, and just 3 away from the top is December’s…
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Busking to Beauty: Ane Brun Interviewed on Echoes
Tonight on Echoes we revisit our interview with Anne Brun. Norwegian-born, Sweden-based singer-songwriter Ane Brun creates a dreamy, folk-based music. She looks back on her 10 year career and new double CD retrospective Songs 2003-2013. But she started out as a busker. There are thousands of them around the world: Musicians playing on street corners,…
Interview Podcast
Ane Brun Interviewed on Echoes Podcast.
Hear Ane Brun interviewed in the Echoes Podcast. Norwegian-born, Sweden-based singer-songwriter Ane Brun creates a dreamy, folk-based music. She looks back on her 10 year career and new double CD retrospective Songs 2003-2013. But she started out as a busker. There are thousands of them around the world: Musicians playing on street corners, in cafes…