tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18598713.post5068166918212236279..comments2024-03-27T10:18:05.406+00:00Comments on microphones in the trees: sister irene o´connorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18598713.post-57635000902862737392014-07-27T22:19:23.340+01:002014-07-27T22:19:23.340+01:00I have been listening to a lot of Father Yod/Ya Ho...I have been listening to a lot of Father Yod/Ya Ho Wah and the Trees Community lately and it made me wonder about what other strange and beautiful music emerged in the seventies made by those wacky Christians.<br /><br />A short, hop, skip and jump later and here I land after reading Sister Irene O'Conner's album is the "dope shit" of Christian outsider music as I believe the young people used to say.<br /><br />And 23 listens later I still can't believe how wonderful it is: the missing link between the psychedelic folk of artists like Susan Christie and Pentangle and 4AD Records (as the previous comment notes, definitely reminds me of Virginia Astley who I used to devour as a teenager back in the 80s).<br /><br />Interestingly I also found an Australian podcast which features an interview with the two nuns, who are still kicking heretical ass!<br /><br />http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/09/05/3583425.htm<br /><br />You got this on actual vinyl? I am envious beyond belief while eternally grateful for sharing this cosmic gem!kosmikinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261163089159935152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18598713.post-9592541875717725062011-07-02T14:31:35.632+01:002011-07-02T14:31:35.632+01:00bienvenico :*
this is so very special, i loved &...bienvenico :* <br /><br />this is so very special, i loved 'fire' but the whole album is amazing! i can hear vashti bunyan and virginia astley, and don't ask me why but sometimes it makes me think about open-air festivals in thailand :) my new favorite song: 'nature is a song'anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975434506447118674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18598713.post-7975976899070283182011-07-02T12:04:10.006+01:002011-07-02T12:04:10.006+01:00wow, thanks. I never thought it would completely s...wow, thanks. I never thought it would completely surfaced. awesome!dfbmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448450582362731292noreply@blogger.com