Having been panned by the press for her first LP Vashti Bunyan took to the road, this short interview is revealing in terms of what hapened next, particularly her realization ‘she has to live in this world not the one she wishes it should be’. I have a great deal of time for genuine hippies (Ie those that effectively live creatively with integrrity and ideals…most don’t) She is one of those strong fragile people with a big heart
Funnily enough I played Pipedream the other day for the first time in a very long while.
Alan Hull’s book of poetry The Mocking Horse, written when he was a mental health nurse had a very small print run and is very rare. It goes for stupid money if it ever comes up for sale.