A great article in The Times, latching on to something we on this blog already know, that the violin has a firm place in well-crafted modern pop. Many of this blogger's favourites are quickly name-checked - Joanna Newsom and Sufjan Stevens are the first mentioned. Although hardly household names, they are certainly clear reference points for people who know about music. (I love to see Joanna and Sufjan mentioned in the same sentence!)
Rightly, the greater part of the article concerns the wondrous stage-craft of Andrew Bird.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2229501.ece
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