Way To Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake

Product Description

Nick Drake's original producer, Joe Boyd, put together a series of concerts in the UK, Australia and Italy to celebrate Nick's greatness as a songwriter. The concerts are called Way To Blue and they have involved singers as diverse as Teddy Thompson, Green Gartside (from Scritti Politti), Robyn Hitchcock, Vashti Bunyan and Lisa Hannigan, as well as bass master Danny Thompson (who played on Nick's records), and the arrangements of Robert Kirby. These recordings are the edited highlights of concerts in New York and London; the interpretations provide evidence, if such evidence was ever needed, of the timeless depth of Nick Drake's qualities as a songwriter.

Review

[A] lovely tribute album … the sound is impeccable. I suggest you pair it with a mellow Sunday morning, or a long walk in the spring sunshine. --USA Today

What makes this a must-listen is the variety and passion of the singers. Drake's intricate guitar parts are played celestially by Neill MacColl, son of British folk great Ewan MacColl. They all take some liberties with the music, but Drake's lonely outcast vibe is well-preserved. --The Boston Globe

A beautiful tribute album. --NPR All Things Considered