THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,990) Saffron — “Vision Is a Lonely Word”
This is entrancing and “[m]esmerizing” (marchenprinz9533, https)://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6JUQqWJJeY) psych, guaranteed to put you in a trance (especially with the video). ChallengeTheNarrative asks “Is this what mushrooms are like?” and Derby1884 responds “Yes – but not the ones you buy in the shops!” (https)://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6JUQqWJJeY) Well, depends on the shop.
Who was, who is Saffron? Her origin and purpose is still a total mystery — sorry, 2001 on my mind. Is she Saffron Summerfield? Possibly.
LastFM:
Saffron Summerfield is a singer/composer and audio-visual artist from the UK, who started singing around the London folk clubs in the 1970s. She was a member of the Fairport Convention spin-off Trader Horne. After the group split up, Saffron continued her solo career and released her first two albums “Salisbury Plain” and “Fancy Meeting You Here”. She toured the folk and world music circuit in UK, Europe. USA, New Zealand and Hong Kong and gained considerable recognition. Today Saffron’s work involves ‘found sound’ and film with her own music blended with natural sounds, bird song and voices.
Mother Earth Music:
Saffron’s career started in 1970s London Folk Scene. Gigging alongside artists like Sandy Denny, Al Stewart and Long John Baldry. She has recorded nine albums on her own Mother Earth Music label, written songs for two channel 4 films, BBC R4 Start the Week and numerous BBC and indie radio shows including a live recording on John Peel’s show with rock band FREE! All Saffron’s recordings have been distributed worldwide with high sales in Japan and USA. Many of her songs have been recorded by other singers and bands. One of the few women acoustic bottle-neck blues guitarists (check out Dungeness video) Saffron learnt from black blues musicians when visiting Mississippi in 1977. She has performed all over the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand and Hong Kong and played at most major UK Folk festivals including Cambridge, Ely, Sidmouth, Edinburgh and Marymass. She has toured with Joan Armatrading and Fairport Convention (saffron was in Trader Horne – a spin-off from Fairport.
https://www.motherearthmusic.co.uk/about-saffron-summerfield
Here is Golly McCry (’99):
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