Nick Drake Family Tree Podcast

Nick Drake Family Tree
[Out July 10th via Tsunami LG/Fontana]

You'd think there wouldn't be much more to present by a songwriter who recorded three albums in his lifetime and has been dead since 1974. However, interest in Nick Drake's riveting music has grown enormously in the new millennium. Rarities were added to a number of posthumous collections, but with Family Tree his estate has brought forth an hour of music that predates his first album, Five Leaves Left. This set illuminates Drake's musical background, with his mother and sister appearing, and even Drake himself on clarinet for a Mozart trio. He covers traditional numbers as well as songs by Dylan, Blind Boy Fuller, and Jackson C. Frank. There are clear links to his own early compositions, including a couple early versions that appeared on his debut. Some of this has circulated on bootlegs over the years, but here assembled and sonically polished, it radiates with warmth. Recorded in casual circumstances, there are bits of chatter and laughter between songs, painting a picture of a happy, loving home scene. --David Greenberger

DOWNLOAD PODCAST:
M4A (with pictures): http://imanddmedia.com/NickDrake/FamilyTreePodcast.m4a
MP3: http://imanddmedia.com/NickDrake/FamilyTreePodcast.mp3


Family Tree is an expansive collection of unreleased tracks from the vaults of seminal British folksmith Nick Drake. This is the album's story - a deeply personal podcast narrated by KCRW's Nic Harcout, featuring excerpts from Family Tree, thoughts on the icon's life and influence, and a heartfelt letter from Drake's sister Gabrielle entitled "Dear Nick."

"Dear Nick" is a lengthy and profoundly personal letter written by a sister to her brother, reminiscing about their childhood and what it's been like since Nick passed away some thirty years ago.

On July 10th, Family Tree will be unveiled via Tsunami LG/Fontana. Produced by Drake Estate manager Cally, the album tells the story of Nick's musical development in the years prior to recording his official debut, Five Leaves Left. We invite you to celebrate his career and influence with this Podcast.

PODCAST PAGE:
http://www.themusebox.net/nickdrake_podcast

For More Information:
www.brytermusic.com
www.myspace.com/nickdrake