This Proms concert was dedicated to the songs on the three albums that Nick Drake recorded in his short life. It was a fitting tribute to the legacy of his music, 50 years on from his death at the age of 26, and a recognition of his now widely recognised status as a major songwriter...
Certain of his songs have been taken up by jazz musicians, notably Brad Mehldau who has recorded River Man and Things Behind The Sun. Also, Nick Smart, head of jazz at the Royal Academy, has led a group featuring vocalist Christine Tobin performing arrangements of Drake's songs...
By contrast, the arrangements for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the interpretations by the guest artists often created a warmer joyful atmosphere, albeit with an underlying melancholy and with occasional moves into the darker songs from the Pink Moon album. Interestingly, Black Eyed Dog was not performed...
The vocalists were Olivia Chaney, Marika Hackman, Scott Matthews, BC Camplight, The Unthanks plus Drake's sister Gabrielle Drake. In the first set each performed two songs, producing distinctive interpretations of the various songs...
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