Glow Worms – Vashti Bunyan (1970)

In the early 60, Vashti Bunyan, born in London, study painting. Her roommate makes her discovered the guitar and teach her the basics. She discovered a passion and is expelled of her school for never going to lessons. She spends her time writing songs. In 1963, during a trip to New York, she discovered the music of Bob Dylan and decided to devote herself entirely to the music.

The album Just Another Diamond Day, from which is extracted this track, was released in 1970, and unfortunately struggles to find an audience. Vashti, deeply disappointed by the music industry, suffers from a complete incomprehension and decides to withdraw from music to raise her children in the countryside in Ireland.

During the 30 years that followed, she never imagined that her album became one of the most popular of its era. The original edition sold on E-Bay up to $2000.

Thus, in 2000, this album is re-edited and meets a great success. She can return to the front of the folk scene after 35 years’ absence to produce her 2nd album in 2005.

” Dreamers we should be asleep in bed
Moving slowly through the springtime air
Holding moments in the depth of care “

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