Fay Lovsky, and 1968 pt. 2: Astral Weeks
Spinning on Air | May 18, 2010
Dutch composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Fay Lovsky came all the way from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam to join David Garland on WNYC and talk about her work. She claims to play the Musical Saw best of all her instruments, but for this show she brought along her guitar and her theremin.
Fay's whimsical and/or insightful songs straddle categories and touch down in pop, experimental, and old-style cabaret.
Also, our survey of some of the great, unusual recordings made in 1968 continues with "Astral Weeks" by Van Morrison. It's a one-of-a-kind album, widely admired, but infrequently heard on the radio. Critic Lester Bangs described it as having a "swath of pure beauty and mystical awe that cut right through the heart of the work."
Lester Bangs on Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks"
Visit Old Amsterdam/New Amsterdam for more on Fay Lovsky.
Fay's whimsical and/or insightful songs straddle categories and touch down in pop, experimental, and old-style cabaret.
Also, our survey of some of the great, unusual recordings made in 1968 continues with "Astral Weeks" by Van Morrison. It's a one-of-a-kind album, widely admired, but infrequently heard on the radio. Critic Lester Bangs described it as having a "swath of pure beauty and mystical awe that cut right through the heart of the work."
Lester Bangs on Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks"
