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Vashti Bunyan
English singer-songwriter (born 1945)
Jennifer Vashti Bunyan is an English singer-songwriter. She began her career in the mid-1960s and released a debut album, Just Another Diamond Day, in 1970.
The album sold very few copies and Bunyan, discouraged, abandoned her musical career. By 2000, the album had acquired a cult following; it was re-released and Bunyan recorded more songs, beginning the second phase of her musical career after a gap of thirty years.
She released two more albums, Lookaftering in 2005, and Heartleap in 2014.
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Early life and education
Bunyan was born in South Tyneside in 1945, the youngest of three children of John Bunyan and Helen Webber. She was told that she was named after a boat that had belonged to her father. 'Vashti' was also a nickname for her mother, inspired by the Biblical Persian queen Vashti. She has been said to be descended from John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress, but she has denied this.
In 2008, Bunyan was labelled "the Godmother of Freak Folk" for her role in inspiring the "new generation of folk experimentalists including Devendra Banhart and Adem". Her music has been categorized as folk, psychedelic folk, or new folk.
English singer-songwriter, born 20 December 1945 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Mother of .
Bunyan released a few singles in the mid and late 1960s. After the 1970 release of her debut album "Just Another Diamond Day" she left the music industry for more than 30 years.
In 2005 Vashti Bunyan released her second album "Lookaftering". Her third and final album "Heartleap" was released in 2014.
Also known as: Bunyan, Bunyon, Jennifer Vashti Bunyan, V. Bunyan, V.B.
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Liner notes
Vashti Bunyan, the records, oldest first
Just Another Diamond Day
1970 album
wanted
Lookaftering
2005 album
wanted
Bees Dream of Flowers and Your Summer's Meadow Breath
2008 ep
Heartleap
2014 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
