Lee Lozano, Vashti Bunyan (and me): Dropouts

Kate Wolf: Give Yourself to Love

This is a story about 1970s and ‘80s folk singer-songwriter Kate Wolf. Which means it’s also a story about love. “With Kate, the message was always — always — love. I never met a warmer-hearted person than Kate Wolf — ever.” —Tom Paxton This episode was possible thanks to: * “Love Letter: An Hour with Kate Wolf” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64GqR3Beihs&list=RD64GqR3Beihs&start_radio=1&rv=cb0Bi0An9tQ] (1985), an interview conducted by Tim Van Schmidt and graciously shared on YouTube * The archive available on the Kate Wolf website [https://www.katewolf.com] * Sara Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/living-a-feminist-life_sara-ahmed/13527867/item/24157346/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=us_shopping_zombies_hvs_21811042479&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=717524850233&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21811042479&gbraid=0AAAAADwY45gGMRcJywJPTUVR3BqNJc_tc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgIXCBhDBARIsAELC9Zg-zERloaWYeTkPYdxT_3ttfQW9O_u2KJh5qIvzHDzr38OJZelocBYaAsCDEALw_wcB#idiq=24157346&edition=13205212] * Gerald W. Haslam’s Workin’ Man Blues: Country Music in California [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/workin-man-blues-country-music-in-california_gerald-w-haslam/766893/?resultid=64e49a71-a885-4b24-97e3-a4da8fddaf81#edition=5610740&idiq=24252318] * UC Davis research librarian, Ruth Gustafson Read more: Rosalie Sorrels, Ford Econolines, folklore & family culture [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com/p/rosalie-sorrels-ford-econolines-folklore?utm_source=publication-search] Hear more: Kate Wolf playlist on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5OCBgyid0jsUZcSHLZ6ite] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmccoll.substack.com [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Lee Lozano, Vashti Bunyan (and me): Dropouts

In 1970, New York conceptual artist Lee Lozano began the work she continued until her death known as Dropout Piece; she left the art world. That same year, British singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s second album was panned by critics, and she retreated to a life without music on Scotland’s Hebrides. They both sought freedom. * Jo Applin’s book Lee Lozano: Not Working [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300223279/lee-lozano/] * Vashti Bunyan in short 1970 BBC documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCe69tJ7TY] on caravan life * Vashti Bunyan interview on 101 Part-Time Jobs with Giles Bidder [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkT5oHIDb7w] * Vashti Bunyan interview on NPR [https://www.npr.org/2008/10/24/96077033/vashti-bunyan-40-years-later-a-musical-rebirth] * Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer’s book Lee Lozano: Dropout Piece [https://www.afterall.org/publications/lee-lozano-dropout-piece/] Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoy this work, please consider sharing it with a friend, leaving a review on iTunes, becoming a paid subscriber [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com/subscribe], buying me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/sarahmccoll], or replying to this email. All forms of support are greatly appreciated. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmccoll.substack.com [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Connie Converse: Vanished Folkie

This audio essay of LOST ART [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com/] is about 1950s singer-songwriter, Connie Converse. * An interview [https://jayw1023.medium.com/finding-connie-converse-in-conversation-with-filmmaker-andrea-kannes-86290733778a] with Andrea Kannes about her Connie Converse documentary, We Lived Alone * “Connie Converse: Walking in the Dark,” [https://www.wnyc.org/story/62099-connie-converse-walking-in-the-dark/] a special edition of David Garland’s show Spinning on Air on WNYC * “The Story of Connie Converse” [https://www.theawl.com/2010/08/the-story-of-connie-converse/] by Cord Jefferson on The Awl These audio essays are offered freely. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend, rating and reviewing the podcast, or supporting LOST ART [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com/] with a paid subscription [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com/subscribe]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmccoll.substack.com [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Elyse Weinberg: Rock Mystic

This audio essay is about Elyse Weinberg. ********************* Learn more: Nina Renata Aron's website [https://www.ninarenataaron.com] Nina Renata Aron's Substack [https://ninarenataaron.substack.com] Elyse Weinberg's interview on Citizen Freak [http://citizenfreak.com/artists/105144] "White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art" [https://www.moca.org/storage/app/media/cropped-images/02_White%20Elephant%20Art%20vs.%20Termite%20Art.pdf] by Manny Farber "Art is Medicine" [https://www.artforum.com/features/helen-molesworth-on-the-work-of-simone-leigh-238001/] by Helen Molesworth "One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art" [https://www.abebooks.com/9783791357669/Day-Time-Manny-Farber-Termite-3791357662/plp] (the book) "One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art" [https://www.moca.org/exhibition/one-day-at-a-time-manny-farber-and-termite-art] (the exhibition) "Termite Art and the Modern Museum" [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/termite-art-and-the-modern-museum] by Alex Abramovich Medicine Ball Caravan [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067414/] (documentary) ********************* "Elyse Weinberg, termite art, earning money and spending time" on LOST ART (the original essay from which this piece was adapted) 40+ essays about women's creative work, their lives, and what we can learn from them on LOST ART [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com] ********************* If you enjoy the LOST ART podcast, please rate and review it and share it with a friend. Find out more about me at sarahmccoll.com [https://www.sarahmccoll.com] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmccoll.substack.com [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Shirley Scott: Queen of the Organ

This audio essay is about the Queen of the Organ, Ms. Shirley Scott. ********************* Hear more: C.F. Watkins on Bandcamp [https://cfwatkins.bandcamp.com] Shirley Scott on NPR's Piano Jazz [https://www.npr.org/2013/03/29/175689014/shirley-scott-on-piano-jazz] Ian McGilchrist on This Jungian Life [https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-189-a-well-aligned-mind-how-to-be-alive/] LOST ART: Shirley Scott playlist on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0KlFMZ5oUgdwF0v6S1oV9t] LOST ART: Shirley Scott playlist on Tidal [https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/f719d3a6-b0f1-420f-8388-bfca9006d506] ********************* Read more: "The Day the Music Burned" [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html] by Jody Rosen (who I mistakenly call Judy) "Shirley Scott, attention, art monsters, and a little neuroscience," on LOST ART [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com/p/shirley-scott-attention-art-monsters] (the original essay from which this piece was adapted) 40+ essays about women's creative work, their lives, and what we can learn from them on LOST ART [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com] ********************* Please share this episode of LOST ART with a music lover you know who may not know about the joys of the Hammond B3 organ trio or the woman who reigned them all. Find out more about me at sarahmccoll.com [https://www.sarahmccoll.com] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmccoll.substack.com [https://sarahmccoll.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]