Brightblack Morning Light | |
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Origin | Northern California, United States |
Genres | Freak folk[1][2] |
Instruments | Fender Rhodes, Silvertone guitar[3] |
Years active | 2005–2012 |
Labels | Matador |
Members | Rachael Hughes Nathan Shineywater |
Brightblack Morning Light is a musical group formed in Northern California by guitarist Nathan Shineywater and pianist Rachael Hughes, both of whom are from Alabama. The band has been "linked to a spirit of folky 1960's revivalism,"[6] and they were called one of the leaders of the "freak folk" scene.[7] Praised for their recordings, the band also organized a number of small folk festivals in Northern California.[8]
The band eschewed commercial exposure, having chosen a relatively quiet and luxury-free life—they have lived in cars, tents, converted chicken-coops, and cabins,[1] and have recorded music using solar power.[9] They were described as "back-to-the-land idealists and activists" who are influenced by such writers and activists as Edward Abbey, Leonard Peltier, Henry David Thoreau, Allen Ginsberg, and Carlos Castaneda.[2] Shineywater also cites Ram Dass, Rachel Grimes, and Hamza El Din.[1]
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