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Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« on: 20 April, 2010, 01:10:58 pm »
I am surprised no one else has mentioned this. It was shown on BBC4 and was a concert from the Barbican featuring the songs of Nick Drake performed by a range of different people. I was particularly impressed by Teddy Thompson and Kirsty Almeida the later whom I had never heard of before.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #1 on: 20 April, 2010, 02:18:51 pm »
Is it on iPlayer?

Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #2 on: 20 April, 2010, 02:20:59 pm »
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #3 on: 20 April, 2010, 02:29:53 pm »
That's post-work tonight sorted then.

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #4 on: 02 May, 2010, 11:51:36 am »
Drat - it's timed out on iPlayer before I got to it.

You haven't got a recording of it by any chance?

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #5 on: 02 May, 2010, 06:01:51 pm »
I have a recording.  PM your address to me if you'd like a DVD.
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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #6 on: 02 May, 2010, 06:53:26 pm »
I'm watching it again now.  It's really, really good.
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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #7 on: 03 May, 2010, 09:50:07 pm »
not got round to watching it yet but it's recorded, along with the documentary about Nick that was shown six or seven years ago.  I discovered Nick through John Martyn (Solid Air) and was stunned from the first two tracks of his debut album.  His story is interesting and not quite as simple as it is sometimes made out to be.  If you're interested in delving deeper, Trevor Dann's biography, Deeper then the darkest sea, is recommended, although his vague hints about Nick perhaps having suffered some form of abuse as a child are tiresome. 

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #8 on: 15 May, 2010, 09:17:20 pm »
Watching it yet again tonight - as I'm feeling a little Blue, it seemed fitting.

Black Eyed Dog - Lisa Hannigan; Wow - extraordinary!

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #9 on: 19 May, 2010, 11:46:10 am »
Black Eyed Dog - Lisa Hannigan; Wow - extraordinary!

Oh look - found it here:

Black Eyed Dog - Lisa Hannigan HQ video on CastTV Video Search

I find the subject matter difficult to deal with TBH - but giving the song an upbeat edge really gives it an exciting new spin.

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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #10 on: 19 May, 2010, 12:25:55 pm »
I like Green Gartside's performances very much as well.  I might even have to get some Scritti Politti records :o
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Re: Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
« Reply #11 on: 07 June, 2010, 11:14:34 pm »
Well, finally got around to watching this.  Some good performances - Lisa Hannigen's 'Black Eyed Dog" was stunning and both songs featuring Krystle Warren were superb - just ordered her album - but there were quite a few rather flat performances too. Hannigen's voice just wasn't up to the other songs that she tried, Harpur Simon was disappointing on "From the Morning" and the least said about Vashti Bunyan the better.  Maybe that demonstrates just how good Drake was or perhaps it's that this bunch of performers, however well-intended, weren't as good as the material demands. Imagine, say, Paul Weller handling "Northern Sky"....

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