Graham Nash Tribute album features Robin Pecknold, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Brendan Benson and much more!
Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash’s solo debut – Songs For Beginners - was first released in 1971 and came on the heels of a temporary split with his CSN band mates, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and a permanent break with his then-love, Joni Mitchell. The album was a hit and introduced the now-classic songs ‘Military Madness’, ‘Simple Man’, ‘Used To Be A King’, and the Top 40 single ‘Chicago’.
Flash forward to 2010, Nile Nash & Britt Govea of (((folkYEAH!))) have assembled an all-star line-up of celebrated artists such as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes), Brendan Benson, Vetiver, Alela Diane, Sleepy Sun, Mariee Sioux & Greg Weeks (from Espers), Port O Brien with The Papercuts and The Moore Brothers. All of these artists, and Nile Nash herself, have come together to honour and celebrate “Songs For Beginners” by covering the album track by track.
Click on here for a conversation between Sylvie Simmons, Nile Nash and Joel Bernstein about ‘Be Yourself’ and Songs For Beginners and to hear snippets from the album…
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