Vashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan (born 1945 in Newcastle Upon Tyne) is an English singer who, in the mid-60s, was publicized to be the next Marianne Faithfull and the female version of Bob Dylan. In June 1965, under the direction of Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, Bunyan released her first single, the Jagger and Richards penned "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind". Several more singles were released in the 1960s to some mild success. She left the music business in 1970, returning to recording and touring in 2002. Read Full BioVashti Bunyan (born 1945 in Newcastle Upon Tyne) is an English singer who, in the mid-60s, was publicized to be the next Marianne Faithfull and the female version of Bob Dylan. In June 1965, under the direction of Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, Bunyan released her first single, the Jagger and Richards penned "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind". Several more singles were released in the 1960s to some mild success. She left the music business in 1970, returning to recording and touring in 2002.
With some mild success with singles during the mid-late 1960s, Bunyan released the LP, Just Another Diamond Day, in 1970. This consisted of songs written while traveling in a horse drawn gypsy cart. Critics panned the album and a discouraged Vashti soon disappeared from the music scene. However, by the 2000s her work had finally been finding an audience among contemporary artists and fans of folk music.
In 2002, she was invited by Piano Magic musician Glen Johnson to sing guest vocals on his song "Crown of the Lost", her first recording in over 30 years. After guesting on Piano Magic's album 'Writers Without Homes', she released her critically-acclaimed second album, Lookaftering, 35 years after its predecessor.
In 2006 she collaborated with Adem and began to tour for the first time, accompanied by various musicians including Jo Mango and Gareth Dickson. She collaborated with Animal Collective on the Prospect Hummer EP. Vashti also sang with Devendra Banhart on his album Rejoicing in the Hands.
Bunyan's cover of the late John Martyn's "Head and Heart" appeared on the 2011 tribute album, Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn.
With some mild success with singles during the mid-late 1960s, Bunyan released the LP, Just Another Diamond Day, in 1970. This consisted of songs written while traveling in a horse drawn gypsy cart. Critics panned the album and a discouraged Vashti soon disappeared from the music scene. However, by the 2000s her work had finally been finding an audience among contemporary artists and fans of folk music.
In 2002, she was invited by Piano Magic musician Glen Johnson to sing guest vocals on his song "Crown of the Lost", her first recording in over 30 years. After guesting on Piano Magic's album 'Writers Without Homes', she released her critically-acclaimed second album, Lookaftering, 35 years after its predecessor.
In 2006 she collaborated with Adem and began to tour for the first time, accompanied by various musicians including Jo Mango and Gareth Dickson. She collaborated with Animal Collective on the Prospect Hummer EP. Vashti also sang with Devendra Banhart on his album Rejoicing in the Hands.
Bunyan's cover of the late John Martyn's "Head and Heart" appeared on the 2011 tribute album, Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn.
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Diamond Day
Vashti Bunyan Lyrics
Just another diamond day
Just a blade of grass
Just another bale of hay
And the horses pass
Just another field to plough
Just a grain of wheat
Just a sack of seed to sow
And the children eat
Just another life to live
Just a word to say
Just another love to give
And a diamond day
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Written by: VASHTI BUNYAN
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0:00 Diamond Day
1:49 Glow Worms
4:04 Lily Pond
5:27 Timothy Grub
8:43 Where I Like to Stand
11:05 Swallow Song
13:21 Window Over the Bay
15:10 Rose Hip November
17:36 Come Wind Come Rain
19:44 Hebridian Sun
20:58 Rainbow River
24:21Trawlerman's Song
26:19 Jog Along Bess
29:56 Iris's Song for Us
Hana
This album was released in 1970. It got little acclaim and barely any sales. Then in 2005 she released the album Lookaftering. Subsequently, she released Heartleap in 2014...
“In the early 1960s, she studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford University, but was expelled for failing to turn up to classes.
At age 18, she traveled to New York and discovered the music of Bob Dylan through his The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album and decided to become a full-time musician. Returning to London, she was discovered by The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham. In June 1965, under his direction, she released her first single, "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind", penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
(Due to lack of commercial and critical success she was ) disappointed, (she) left the music industry and moved to The Incredible String Band's Glen Row cottages, then Ireland, and back to Scotland. Much of the ensuing 30 years were spent raising her three children. In this time, entirely unknown to her, the original album slowly became one of the most sought-after records of its time. It has sold online on Discogs for as much as $3,946.”
Well if that ain’t beautiful...
Octavianti Shanna
Hearing her songs make me want to have a very domestic life, with a farm and a garden, while singing these to my cows and cabbages.
Paper Your World
@V. I cant see a contradiction between the wish to have a "domestic" and calm life and fighting for feministic rights. Every fight needs rest to regain energy.
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Anna L. Vajda
Yeah that's an ideal lifestyle.
Will Cullen
Be careful, it's well established that singing to cabbages causes triffids :-)
Patrick C.J.
@Webtrauma Yep, I basically want an idyllic cottagecore life. Unfortunately due to money and other circumstances I doubt I’ll ever live like that.
Plus, I’m not sure there are many other gay guys into the whole cottagecore thing, so I’d probably be living alone. Maybe there’s some on the internet, but I’ve certainly never met anyone…
At least I have great artists like Vashti and Nick Drake in the meantime.
Lully Mel
Muito, muito, muito feliz por poder ouvir esse album <3
Samuel Francisco
Compartilho do mesmo sentimento, um privilegio! Chorando por poder escutar!
Lucas Nascimento
Queria amigos que ouvissem álbuns que nem esse, hoje em dia é só superficialidade..
marcio neves Neves
Né. Eu também acabei de clicar e abriu a caixinha. Estou indo a lugares (álbuns) incríveis e tudo começou com o sr. Neil Young, Deus abençoe