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DATE
19 MAR 2010, FRI
TIME
11pm
(60mins, no intermission)
(60mins, no intermission)
VENUE
Concert Hall
PRICE
$40*, $60
(Limited concessions for students, NSF and senior citizens at $25*)
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Visa Infinite and Visa Signature Card Specials
Use your Visa Infinite or Visa Signature cards to enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne with every ticket purchased for performances at the Concert Hall (except for concession tickets). The champagne is redeemable with your promotion ticket stub at the foyer bars on the day of the performance. Terms & Conditions apply.
Visa Infinite and Visa Signature Card Specials
Use your Visa Infinite or Visa Signature cards to enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne with every ticket purchased for performances at the Concert Hall (except for concession tickets). The champagne is redeemable with your promotion ticket stub at the foyer bars on the day of the performance. Terms & Conditions apply.
SYNOPSIS
“In the warm canopy of Vashti Bunyan’s voice and in the silken mist of her dream, time feels supple, even static… The album swells with beauty, but an intimate, unapologetic beauty drained of gravity or mystery that invites and comforts in one stroke, stronger than the gravest clock and gentler than a stray sigh.” – Stylus magazine (on Lookaftering)
The lilting vocals, the quiet guitar, the bittersweet lyrics, the delicate sound… At first listen, British singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s albums seem a throwback to the flower-child 60s. But in fact, two were recorded in the 60s and a third in 2007. Yet, despite a 35-year absence, Vashti has become a revival legend, her “sad little love songs” loved for their gentle, unaffected beauty.
The lilting vocals, the quiet guitar, the bittersweet lyrics, the delicate sound… At first listen, British singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s albums seem a throwback to the flower-child 60s. But in fact, two were recorded in the 60s and a third in 2007. Yet, despite a 35-year absence, Vashti has become a revival legend, her “sad little love songs” loved for their gentle, unaffected beauty.
Vashti Bunyan’s is possibly one of the most extraordinarily romantic comeback stories in history.
It tells of her discovery by the manager of the The Rolling Stones in the swinging 60s, her early launch into the world of pop music, the twice-thwarted promise of fame, disenchantment leading to two epic horsedrawn-cart journeys, 35 years of self-exile and a quiet life spent raising children and animals in Ireland and Scotland, an unexpected discovery, and an eventual re-discovery.
It tells of her discovery by the manager of the The Rolling Stones in the swinging 60s, her early launch into the world of pop music, the twice-thwarted promise of fame, disenchantment leading to two epic horsedrawn-cart journeys, 35 years of self-exile and a quiet life spent raising children and animals in Ireland and Scotland, an unexpected discovery, and an eventual re-discovery.
Vashti’s first album, Just Another Diamond Day – compiling songs written on a 1968 horse-and-wagon pilgrimage across the British Isles – may have gone unnoticed upon its release in 1970 (a disappointment that had led to Vashti’s long disappearance) but, unknown to Vashti, had garnered a cult fan base in her years of self-exile. When Vashti became aware of this interest in the late 90s, she re-released Just Another Diamond Day to huge acclaim and an avalanche of support. She has since collaborated with Piano Magic, The Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde, Devendra Banhart and Animal Collective, and released Lookaftering (2005) and Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind (a 2007 compilation of 60s’ singles and demos) to more acclaim.
With Lookaftering, it may seem as if Vashti simply picked up where she left off 35 years ago. However, a closer listen reveals a richness and serenity acquired over half a lifetime. Featuring gentle, sparse songs on picked acoustic guitar and lush, orchestrated numbers on strings, winds, keys and wine- glasses, Lookaftering has a real honesty – from the intimacy of Vashti’s vocals to the stories she weaves.
Come revel in Vashti’s music. In the 11th hour, nothing can be more exquisite than being touched by the magic of songs, elusive as faerie dust and soft as dew.
Come revel in Vashti’s music. In the 11th hour, nothing can be more exquisite than being touched by the magic of songs, elusive as faerie dust and soft as dew.
