Original image of Barnaby Bright by There Stands the Glass.
My work with KCUR resumed with a feature about the Folk Alliance International Conference told through the perspective of the locally based band Barnaby Bright. A few additional details and insights related to the construction of the story follow.
*The text and the audio components of the feature are distinct items. I encourage you to consume both elements.
*The principal characters in the story were uncommonly accommodating. They’re lovely people.
*Longtime readers of There Stands the Glass understand that I’m not particularly fond of pop-tinged folk. Yet I can’t get Barnaby Bright’s hook-laden songs out of my head.
*Fun bit of trivia: the notable operatic tenor Ben Bliss is the brother of Barnaby Bright’s Becky Bliss.
*I hadn’t previously realized that Barnaby Bright’s Nathan Bliss is an astounding musician.
*More bands would benefit from the addition of harmoniums.
*Carlos Moreno’s excellent images compensate for my incompetence as a photographer.
*Partly because I was required to self-isolate this week due to illness, KCUR editor Luke Martin did almost all of the heavy lifting.